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Asafetida

CAS 9000-04-8

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

89957-72-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Asafetida in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ferula assa-foetida resin · Asafetida (ferula assa-foetida) · Asafetida gum · Asafoetida · Ferula assa-foetida extract · Ferula assa-foetida gum
Show all 28 names
Ferula assa-foetida tincture · Asafetida fluid extract · Asafetida extract · Asafetida resin · Assa-foetida resin · Devil's dung · Ferula assa foetida gum extract · Ferula resin · Giant fennel resin · Gum asafetida · Hing · Hingu · Ferula resins · Asafetida tincture · Asafetida, gum (ferula assafoetida l.) · Asafetida fluid extract (Ferula assafoetida L.) · Asafetida oil · Asafetida oil (Ferula assafoetida L.) · Asafoetida gum · Asafoetida oil (Ferula asafoetida L.) · Asefetida · Caswell No. 061A
What it does: Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.
Fragrance
Flavouring
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

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

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 21 active drug products and 21 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 21 active drug products and 21 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Asafetida 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 February 8, 2019
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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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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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Asafetida in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Asafetida; 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 Asafetida in the catalog.