6-Ascorbyl stearate

CAS 25395-66-8

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$190M

Top sourceChina 73%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293627 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 293627, which covers 6 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 73%ChinaGB 20%United KingdomIN 2%IndiaDE 1%GermanyKR 1%South Korea

Japan
Canada
Israel
Switzerland
Taiwan
Poland
Hong Kong
Denmark
Australia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Spain
Mexico
Belgium
Latvia
Italy
Ecuador
Georgia
Malaysia

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS25395-66-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID00894148

FormulaC24H42O7

Mol. Weight442.593 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1OC(=O)C(O)=C1O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00894148Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

6-Ascorbyl stearate (CAS 25395-66-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/25395-66-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 25395-66-8. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00894148 US Census international trade: HS 293627 for CAS 25395-66-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/