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Ginger

CAS 84696-15-1 · 0/100 · High conf.

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS).
High confidence

Ginger in plain language

What it is

Also known as Zingiberis rhizoma · Ginger (zingiber officinale) · Ginger extract · Ginger fluidextract · Ginger oleoesin · Ginger root

Show all 72 names

Zingiber officinale extract · Zingiber officinale rhizome · Zingiber officinale rhizome powder · Zingiber officinale rhizome tincture · Zingiber officinale root · Zingiber officinale roscoe · Zingiberis rhizoma praeparatum · Zingiberis rhizoma recens · Zingiberis rhizome · Ae-ginger · Amomum angustifolium rhizome · Amomum angustifolium root · Amomum zingiber itis · Amomum zingiber rhizome · Amomum zinziba rhizome · Amomum zinziba root · Ardraka root · Curcuma longifolia root · Fresh ginger rhizome · Gan jiang · Gan jiang root · Ganjiang · Garden ginger root · Ginger allergenic extract · Ginger powder · Ginger root extract · Ginger root powder · Raw ginger root · Powdered ginger · Ground ginger · Jamaica · Jiang pi root · Jiang root · Pao jiang · Pao jiang root · Paojiang · Prepared dried ginger · Sheng jiang · Sheng jiang root · Shengjiang · Shunthi root · Spices, ginger, ground · Zingiber (dried ginger) · Zingiber aromaticum rhizome · Zingiber aromaticum root · Zingiber cholmondeleyi rhizome · Zingiber cholmondeleyi root · Zingiber missionis rhizome · Zingiber missionis root · Zingiber sichuanense rhizome · Zingiber sichuanense root · Zingiber zingiber rhizome · Zingiber zingiber root · Zingiberis officinalis rhizoma recens · Zingiberis rhizoma praeparata · Zingiberis viridis rhizoma · Allergenic extract- ginger zingiber officinale · Food - plant source, ginger zingiber officinale · Zingiber officinale (ginger) root · Zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract · Zingiber officinale (ginger) root powder · Zingiber officinale processed root · Zingiber officinale root extract · Zingiber officinale root tincture · Zingiber officinale roscoe rhizome · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Rhizome Extract

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Ginger yet.

Is it a concern?
Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

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. Ginger appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • 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 Ginger yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • 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

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Ginger; 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 Ginger in the catalog.