beauty
cleaning
food

DL-Valine

CAS 516-06-3 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

25609-85-2 · 186023-77-8 · 1105707-15-0

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

DL-Valine in plain language

What it is: Also known as D,l-valine · 2-AMINO-3-METHYLBUTANOIC acid · Valine, dl- · Valine · (+/-)-2-AMINOISOVALERIC acid · (+/-)-2-Amino-3-methylbutyric acid
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(+/-)-valine · (±)-2-AMINO-3-METHYLBUTYRIC acid · (±)-2-AMINOISOVALERIC acid · (±)-valine · 2-AMINO-3-METHYLBUTYRIC acid · 2-AMINOISOVALERIC acid · 2-Amino-3-methylbutanoic acid (VAN) · 2Amino3methylbutanoic acid, DL · 2Amino3methylbutyric acid, DL · 2Aminoisovaleric acid, DL · DL-Val · DL-valin · DL-α-Aminoisovaleric acid · H-DL-Val-OH · RS-Valine · DL alphaAminoisovaleric acid
What it does: Used in food as a flavouring agent.
Flavouring agent
Fragrance
Flavouring
Conditioner
Antistatic
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 125 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. DL-Valine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUEFSAEFSA opinionFlavouring Group Evaluation 79, (FGE.79). Consideration of amino acids and related substances evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) structurally related to amino acids from chemical group 34 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.26Rev1 (2008). Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (EFSA AFC)
- Flavouring Group Evaluation 79, (FGE.79). Consideration of amino acids and related substances evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) structurally related to amino acids from chemical group 34 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.26Rev1 (2008). Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (EFSA AFC)Source →
GLOBALJECFANo safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agentJECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.Source →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
- JECFA evaluation record.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 125 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Deodorizer, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 125 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Anti-static agent, Deodorizer, Softener and conditioner.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
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
- JECFA evaluation record.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Flavouring Group Evaluation 79, (FGE.79). Consideration of amino acids and related substances evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) structurally related to amino acids from chemical group 34 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.26Rev1 (2008). Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (EFSA AFC)
  2008 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for DL-Valine 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 September 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
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

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed DL-Valine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

125

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

Flavouring agentFragranceFlavouringConditionerAntistaticDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside DL-Valine in the catalog.