Malic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 6915-15-7
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291819 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports 453.2K lb
These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- Taiwan
- Belgium
- Israel
- Sweden
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Slovakia
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9 FDA-registered drug labelers
Why It Matters
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
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- •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
Industrial Uses
Used in 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
25 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 1 kg | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $0.02 | 10 kg | — |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $0.02 | 10 kg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 10 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 10 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.09 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.24 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $0.54 | 250 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.20 | 100 g | 99.84% |
| Molnova | China | $70.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $7666.67 | 15 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0027640Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 525Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Malic acid (CAS 6915-15-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6915-15-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0027640. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0027640 PubChem: 525. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/525 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6915-15-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 6915-15-7. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291819 for CAS 6915-15-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/