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Guaiac

CAS 9000-29-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Guaiac in plain language

What it is

Also known as Gum guaiac · E-314 · Guaiac gum · Guaiacum · Guaiacum (resin) · Gum guaiacum

Show all 10 names

Ins NO.314 · INS-314 · Resin guaiac · Guaiac gum (guaiacum spp.)

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant and a flavouring.

  • Antioxidant
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

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

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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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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Suitability

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

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 Guaiac in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

6

Typical roles

AntioxidantFlavouring
See products using Guaiac →