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Bicarbonate

CAS 71-52-3

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

942603-92-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Bicarbonate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Bicarbonate ion · Hydrogen carbonate · Acid carbonate · Bicarbonate (HCO3-) · Bicarbonate anion · Bicarbonate ion (HCO31-)
Show all 22 names
Bicarbonate ions · CO3-2 · CO32- · Carbonate (HCO31-) · Carbonate ion (HCO31-) · Carbonic acid, ion(1-) · HCO3- · Hydrogen carbonate ion · Hydrogencarbonate · Monohydrogen carbonate · UNII-HN1ZRA3Q20 · hydrogen(trioxidocarbonate)(1-) · hydrogencarbonate(1-) · hydrogentrioxocarbonate(1-) · hydrogentrioxocarbonate(IV) · hydroxidodioxidocarbonate(1-)
What it does: We don't have a plain-language description for Bicarbonate yet.
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Bicarbonate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUEFSAEvaluatedEFSA OpenFoodTox substance characterisation is available. Molecular formula: CHO3-.
- EFSA OpenFoodTox substance characterisation is available. Molecular formula: CHO3-.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 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.

JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- EFSA OpenFoodTox substance characterisation is available. Molecular formula: CHO3-.
  2023 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Bicarbonate 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
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-03-06
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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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

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

See products using Bicarbonate →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

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