Malic acid

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 6915-15-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Import Volume453.2K lbs
Top SourceChina 35%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas
EPA-registered importers (3)
Brenntag
Delta Carbona
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
9 FDA-registered drug labelers
Deseret Biologicals
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Energique, Inc.
Guangzhou Kadiya Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Guna spa
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
Pro Weight Loss Inc.
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthFoodElectronicsConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 25 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • GUNA-Lympho
  • GUNA Lympho Detox
  • Circulation
  • Bio Co-Enzyme Phase
  • Energize
  • Mitochondria PRO
  • Thyroid Nosode Combination 9420
  • IAHA Whitening Serum
Show all 25
  • Lungex II
  • GUNA Matrix Detox
  • Liverex I
  • Arsenicum Combination 9251
  • GUNA-Dizzy
  • GUNA-Geriatrics
  • GUNA-Matrix
  • BACT Combination
  • Spleenex V
  • Thyro Support
  • Omeosport
  • Kidnex IV
  • Micox
  • D1 Organ Support
  • Spleenex VH
  • Metab
  • Detox I
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Process regulators in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors26 available

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

25 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.011 kg95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.0210 kg
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.0210 kg
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0210 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0210 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.021 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.031 kg95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.06500 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.09500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.11500 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.24500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$0.54250 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.20100 g99.84%
MolnovaChina$70.00500 mg99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$7666.6715 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS6915-15-7
PubChem CID525
DTXSIDDTXSID0027640
FormulaC4H6O5
Mol. Weight134.09 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(=O)O)O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00276402026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

5252026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/525/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/525.json

6915-15-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 6915-15-72026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json