Choline bitartrate

Drug ingredient

CAS 87-67-2

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

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$22M

Top sourceItaly 48%

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 292310 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292310, which covers 11 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).

IT 48%ItalyCN 30%ChinaIN 8%IndiaBE 6%BelgiumDE 4%Germany

Switzerland
Japan
Taiwan
Georgia
Canada
Uzbekistan

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Blue Heron Pharmaceuticals, LLC

PureTek Corporation

WOMENS CHOICE PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Nestabs Prenatal Multi-vitamin/Mineral Supplement
•Prenatryl
•Pretrate
•Prenatrix
•Livita Children
•Livita Adults
•Prenatol-M
•Matronex

Show all 9

•Prometa

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

$0.15/gAK Scientific Specialized

CountryUnited States

Pack$76.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.19	500 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$63.00	1 g	99.79%
Molnova	China	$164.00	500 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS87-67-2

PubChem CID6900

DTXSIDDTXSID00889332

FormulaC9H19NO7

Mol. Weight253.25 g/mol

SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CCO.C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 6900Retrieved 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

Choline bitartrate (CAS 87-67-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/87-67-2/ PubChem: 6900. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6900 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 87-67-2. 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 292310 for CAS 87-67-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/