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Palatinose

CAS 1257873-20-3

Also registered as 6 other CAS numbers

584-65-6 · 25531-76-4 · 89255-93-6 · 278806-20-5 · 1807443-01-1 · 13718-94-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Palatinose in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Isomaltulose”.
Also known as Isomaltulose · Isomaltulose anhydrous · 6-O-.ALPHA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-D-FRUCTOSE · 6-O-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-fructofuranose · D-fructose, 6-O-.ALPHA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL- · 6-O alpha-D-glucosylpyranosyl-D-fructose
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6-O-a-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-fructose; Isomaltulose · 6-O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-fructose · 6-Oalpha-D-Glucosylpyranosyl-D-fructose · D-Fructofuranose, 6-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl- · D-Fructose, 6-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-, hydrate · D-Fructose, 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl- · Fructose, 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-, D- · G91589FQ · Galen IQ · GlyTouCan:G91589FQ · Palatinose IC
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent.
Humectant
Skin conditioning
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

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

EUCosIngActiveIsomaltulose is the disaccharide which consists of Glucose and Fructose linked by an -1,6-glycosidic bond.
- Isomaltulose is the disaccharide which consists of Glucose and Fructose linked by an -1,6-glycosidic bond.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 Palatinose. 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 Palatinose 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

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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.

GlutenContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Palatinose; 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 Palatinose in the catalog.