Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of alpha-D-galactopyranose, alpha-D-glucopyranose and beta-D-fructofuranose joined in sequence by 16 and 12 glycosidic linkages, respectively.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 26 list it before the 1% line and 38 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 64 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 64
CREMORLABO2 Couture® Hydra Bounce Ampoule
CREMORLABCremorlab O2 Couture® Hydra Bounce Ampoule
gloshellGloshell Skinbooster 3 Second Serum 85ml
SteambaseRose Herb Volume Lifting Youth Serum
Briall HommeThe Easy Whitening Skin Lotion All-in-One
La BonitaSkin Booster PDRN Ampoule 5ml x 9 Vials
BRTCCeramide 3-Days Cream
RIREAqua Pore Mud Mask
SO BASECollagen Liquid Cream
Centellian24Centellian24 PDRN Firming Boosting Ampoule
ShionleAlphaniacin Glow Mist
EssenherbEssenherb Tea Tree Body Cream Mist 130ml
Definition
Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of alpha-D-galactopyranose, alpha-D-glucopyranose and beta-D-fructofuranose joined in sequence by 16 and 12 glycosidic linkages, respectively. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a trisaccharide and a raffinose family oligosaccharide.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII N5O3QU595M · registered name RAFFINOSE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラフィノース: 本品は、サトウダイコン Beta vulgaris の根から得られるものであり、次の化学式で表される三糖類である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 512-69-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-146-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8041111
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6021111
- IUPAC
- beta-D-Fructofuranosyl alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->6)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
- Molecular formula
- C18H32O16
- Molecular weight
- 504.438 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White crystalline
- Colour
- White crystalline
- Melting/freezing point
- 80 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000000000000000000002 ㎜Hg (25deg C)
- Water solubility
- 203000 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.465 (25deg C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -6.760
- Molecular weight
- 504.437
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Softener and conditioner3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Dual cross-linked self-healing hydrogel enhanced by dopamine nanoparticles and raffinose for wound healing. · 2024
- The potential role of non-digestible Raffinose family oligosaccharides as prebiotics. · 2023
- The effects of dietary raffinose on skin mucus immune parameters and protein profile, serum non-specific immune parameters and immune related genes expression in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) · 2020
- Enhanced mucosal immune responses, immune related genes and growth performance in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) juveniles fed dietary Pediococcus acidilactici MA18/5M and raffinose · 2019
- The trisaccharide raffinose modulates epidermal differentiation through activation of liver X receptor · 2017
Linked databases 18
- 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
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
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