Capsanthin is a carotenone.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Capsanthin is a carotenone. It has a role as a plant metabolite.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 420NY1J57N · registered name CAPSANTHIN · single chemical substance
Capsanthin/Capsorubin is a coloring material derived from paprika oleoresin. It is a mixture of pigments consisting predominantly of capsanthin and capsorubin. It conforms to the formulas:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- ASEAN · China · South Korea · Taiwan
- Allowed colourant
- ASEAN · Taiwan
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products.
European Union
- Other : Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E160c)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction IV/147
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name カプサンチン／カプソルビン: 本品は、パプリカオレオ樹脂由来の色素であり、主として次の化学式で表されるカプサンチンとカプソルビンからなる。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 465-42-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 207-364-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10905012
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401334125
- IUPAC
- (3R,3'S,5'R)-3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta,kappa-caroten-6'-one
- Molecular formula
- C40H56O3
- Molecular weight
- 584.885 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Deep carmine-red needles from petroleum ether
- Melting point
- 176 °C
- Solubility
- In water, 3.41X10-10 mg/L at 25 °C (estimated) · Freely soluble in acetone, chloroform, soluble in methanol, ethanol, ether and benzene, slightly soluble in petroleum ether and carbon disulfide.
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Dye1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Carotenoids exclusively synthesized in red pepper (capsanthin and capsorubin) protect human dermal fibroblasts against UVB induced DNA damage. · 2016 · Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology
- Spatial Engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for the Biosynthesis of Capsanthin. · 2026 · Biotechnology journal
Linked databases 20
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- PubChem 2
- PubMed 2
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese · Chinese