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Orange peel

CAS 68514-76-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Orange peel in plain language

What it is: Also known as Orange peel extract · Orange peel sweet extract · Orange, peel, dried · Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel powder · Citrus aurantium sinensis peel extract · Citri sinensis pericarpium
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Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract · Citrus aurantium dulcis peel extract · Citrus aurantium var. sinensis peel · Citrus sinensis fruit rind · Citrus sinensis peel · Citrus x sinensis peel · Navel orange peel · Orange peel extract sweet · Orange peel powder · Sweet orange peel · Valencia orange peel · Citrus sinensis fruit peel · Citrus peel · Citrus pulp · Citrus pulp, orange, dried · Dried orange peel
What it does: Used in consumer products as a colourant, a thickener and a flavouring.
Colourant
Thickener
Flavouring
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Orange peel appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Thickening agent, Flavouring and nutrient, Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Thickening agent, Flavouring and nutrient, Dye.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Potency: NA
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Potency: NASource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Orange peel. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

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.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Orange peel 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 September 2013
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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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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 EPA CPDat has listed Orange peel in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

ColourantThickenerFlavouring

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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