Calcium pyruvate

Drug ingredient

CAS 52009-14-0

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 52009-14-0 — 1 Ca²⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$65M

Top sourceChina 20%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

Why supply is unknown

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 291830 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 98 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 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan

Netherlands
Ukraine
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Taiwan
Malaysia
Belgium
Madagascar
South Korea
Israel

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

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FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$12.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors11 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.07	1 kg	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.07	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.14	500 g	—
Synthonix	United States	$0.14	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.17	500 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.03	500 g	97%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.84	100 g	98%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$50.00	1 g	—
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS52009-14-0

PubChem CID9859191

DTXSIDDTXSID30199976

FormulaC6H6CaO6

Mol. Weight214.19 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)C(=O)[O-].CC(=O)C(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 9859191Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Calcium pyruvate (CAS 52009-14-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/52009-14-0/ PubChem: 9859191. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9859191 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 52009-14-0. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291830 for CAS 52009-14-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/