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Magnesium sulfate monohydrate

CAS 14168-73-1

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

14567-64-7

Magnesium sulfate monohydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Magnesium sulfate monohydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Kieserite · E-518(MAGNESIUM sulphate monohydrate) · Ins NO.518(MAGNESIUM sulphate monohydrate) · INS-518(MAGNESIUM sulphate monohydrate) · Magnesium sulfate--water (1/1/1) · Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1), monohydrate

Show all 18 names

magnesium;sulfate;hydrate · AKOS015910234 · H2MgO5S · Kieserite (Mg(SO4).H2O) · Magnesium sulphate monohydrate · Magnesium sulfate hydrate, 99.997% (metals basis) · Magnesium sulfate xhydrate · PD052068 · Q27276789 · Sulfuric Acid Magnesium Salt, Monohydrate · UNII-E2L2TK027P · Wathlingite

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Magnesium sulfate monohydrate yet.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Magnesium sulfate monohydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Magnesium sulfate monohydrate 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 January 7, 2008

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    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

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.

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 Magnesium sulfate monohydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

4

Named organisations

2

Food and drug
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