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Tryptone

CAS 73049-73-7

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

80702-37-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Tryptone in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hydrolyzed porcine collagen (enzymatic; 3000 mw) · Gelatin hydrolysate (porcine skin, mw 3000) · Gelatin hydrolyzate (porcine skin, mw 3000) · Sus scrofa skin collagen hydrolysate (mw 3000) · peptones Proteins · hydrolyzed collagen

Show all 13 names

hydrolyzed protein · hydrolyzed silk · peptone · peptones · tryptone (enzyme digest of soybean meal) · tryptone (enzyme dijest of soybean meal) · tryptones

What it does

Used in consumer products as a humectant, a film former and a flavouring.

  • Humectant
  • Film former
  • Flavouring
  • Conditioner
  • Antistatic
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 599 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Medical/dental, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plumping Agent Extract, Humectant, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 599 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Medical/dental, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plumping Agent Extract, Humectant, Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Tryptone. 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 Tryptone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated november 26, 2013

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
Reference links (1)

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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

Source records

599

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsMedical/dentalHome maintenancePersonal careRaw materialsCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

HumectantFilm formerFlavouringConditionerAntistatic
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Tryptone in the catalog.