Is ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID Safe? — Ingredient Safety Profile · Greenveil
Ingredients ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID beauty / cleaning / food / industrial / pharma
ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20925 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care.
Research docs 0 Claims 0 Sources 71 Function chelating agent • acidity regulator Identifier DTXSID3020332 45
Concern score
45/100 Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
How we scored this The concern value is driven by the published classifications and regulatory status below — not by a single signal.
Concern score 45/100 (moderate) · high confidence.
Where it appears Prevalence of ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Construction and building materials Laboratory supplies Cleaning products and household care Industrial products Specialty occupational products Cleaning and safety
Typical roles
chelating agent acidity regulator acidity regulator acidity regulator
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.
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
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Linked research Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
Permitted food additive under the Food Standards Code.
EFSA OpenFoodTox includes 1 reference value for this substance.
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20925 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, pH regulating agent, Preservative.
Biocide
Chelating agent
Cleaning agent
Cosmetics
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
Evidence read The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
No evidence profiles are attached to this ingredient yet.
inactive ingredient database Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 30 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRACARDIAC; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 25 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 101 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 25 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Potency: ADJ PH
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 1152 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 35 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 414 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 540 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE; Maximum daily exposure: 81 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: LIQUID; Maximum daily exposure: 18 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE; Maximum daily exposure: 60 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY, METERED; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.09 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Potency: 0.05 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 131 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED; Maximum daily exposure: 360 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Maximum daily exposure: 84 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: ELIXIR; Maximum daily exposure: 90 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 7 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 30 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: PASTE; Maximum daily exposure: 26 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 123 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 570 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 3900 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 400 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 62 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Maximum daily exposure: 15 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Maximum daily exposure: 268 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 197 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 4 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EFFERVESCENT; Maximum daily exposure: 840 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 312 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 46 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 48 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 904 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 101 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 25 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 11 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 36 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Potency: ADJ PH
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL; Potency: 0.08 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CLOTH; Potency: 4.2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Maximum daily exposure: 211 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OIL; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.07 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Potency: 0.01 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TRANSMUCOSAL; Dosage form: LOZENGE; Maximum daily exposure: 44 mg
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 75 active drug products and 104 total products.
listed in openFDA substance openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
Substance added to food inventory includes citric acid.
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 4.35 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 9 mg
observed in branded food ingredient statements Observed in 9 USDA branded foods including 1 LITER BOTTLE BLACKCHERRY, 1 LITER BOTTLE DIET BLACK CHERRY, 1 LITER BOTTLE TOM COLLINS.
