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Thiamine

CAS 59-43-8 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

55463-15-5 · 57777-32-9 · 100660-17-1 · 115461-66-0

Thiamine chemical structure

Concern score

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

Thiamine in plain language

What it is

Also known as Vitamin B1 · Tiamina · Thiamin · Thiamine monochloride · Vitamin B-1 · Aneurine

Show all 19 names

Apatate Drape · Beivon · Bethiamin · Oryzanin · Oryzenin · Thiacoat · Thiamine (INN) · Thiamine (Vit B1) · Thiamine chloride · UNII-X66NSO3N35 · Vitaneurin · Vitamin B1 (TN) · thiamine(1+) chloride

What it does

Used in consumer products as a flavouring.

  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

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. Thiamine appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionDietary reference values for thiamin (EFSA NDA)
    • Dietary reference values for thiamin (EFSA NDA)Source →
  • EUEFSAReport from international authorityOpinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin B1 (SCF)
    • Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin B1 (SCF)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 25 active drug products and 25 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 25 active drug products and 25 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.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.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Dietary reference values for thiamin (EFSA NDA)

      2016 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

    • Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin B1 (SCF)

      2001 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Thiamine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

25

Typical roles

Flavouring
See products using Thiamine →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Thiamine in the catalog.