β-carotene

Drug ingredient

CAS 7235-40-7

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$24M

Top sourceGermany 24%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 320418 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 320418, which covers 3 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).

DE 24%GermanyIT 21%ItalyIN 20%IndiaCH 19%SwitzerlandIE 10%Ireland

Japan
United Kingdom

4 FDA-registered drug labelers

A-S Medication Solutions

Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Meditrend, Inc. DBA Progena Professional Formulations

Seton Pharmaceuticals

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Prenatal Vitamins Plus Low Iron
•Prenate Elite
•Se-Natal 19 Chewable
•Se-Natal 19
•Progena Immugen

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

$18.00/gApexbio Technology LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$90.00 / 5 g

Purity98%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS7235-40-7

PubChem CID5280489

DTXSIDDTXSID3020253

FormulaC40H56

Mol. Weight536.9 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC2=C(CCCC2(C)C)C)C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5280489Retrieved 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

β-carotene (CAS 7235-40-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7235-40-7/ PubChem: 5280489. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280489 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7235-40-7. 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 320418 for CAS 7235-40-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/