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D-Gluconic acid

CAS 526-95-4

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 526-95-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$16M
Import volume4.2M lb
Top sourceItaly 41%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291816 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports 4.2M lb
2019
US production Confidential · Imports 760.1K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291816, which covers 9 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 41%ItalyCN 32%ChinaIN 17%IndiaDE 6%GermanyTR 2%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Proviron
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Chemical Distribution Network
Pmp Fermentation Products
EPA-registered importers (4)
Jungbunzlauer Suisse Ag · CH Switzerland
Jungbunzlauer
Solenis
Target

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureFoodConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Chelating agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Chelating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Chelating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Chelating agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (26%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •pH regulating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS526-95-4
PubChem CID10690
DTXSIDDTXSID8027169
FormulaC6H12O7
Mol. Weight196.16 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(C(C(C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

D-Gluconic acid (CAS 526-95-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/526-95-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027169. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027169 PubChem: 10690. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10690 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 526-95-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 526-95-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291816 for CAS 526-95-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/