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.
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Pepsin
CAS 8048-15-5
Chemical reaction regulator · Softener and conditioner
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Pepsin appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:pharma|food|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- marketed_drug_ingredient
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Chemical reaction regulator.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Chemical reaction regulator.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 4 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 4 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as protein.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Pepsin. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Pepsin in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
7
Brands
4
Laboratory suppliesFood and drug
Typical roles
Chemical reaction regulatorSoftener and conditioner
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