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Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate

CAS 68648-65-7 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

336866-49-0 · 68425-17-2

Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate chemical structure

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cid 91932559 · Syrups, hydrolysed starch, hydrogenated · Syrups, hydrolyzed starch, hydrogenated · hydrogenated Glucose syrup · Maltitol · Sorbitol

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant. Maize starch, hydrolyzed, hydrogenated.

  • Humectant
  • Flavouring
  • Conditioner
  • Stabiliser
  • Oral care
Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 124 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Personal care, Food and drug.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 18 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 9000 mgSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveMaize starch, hydrolyzed, hydrogenated
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionOpinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to a 5th list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)
    • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to a 5th list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)Source →
  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 124 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Oral Care Agent, Stabilizing agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 124 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Oral Care Agent, Stabilizing agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to a 5th list of substances for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)

      2004 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

9 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

en.wikipedia.org

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • GlutenContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

124

Named organisations

6

Raw materialsPersonal careFood and drug

Typical roles

HumectantFlavouringConditionerStabiliserOral care
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate in the catalog.