β-carotene
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
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
52804892026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/.beta.-carotene/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/.beta.-carotene.json
CAS 7235-40-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json