Pectin
Drug ingredientCAS 9000-69-5
Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2019.
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$151M
Import volume122 lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceGermany 30%
Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019.
Pectin · US import value by year
2013: $88M · 2024: $151M · Peak 2025: $186M
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 130220 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2019
- US production Zero · Imports 122 lb
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
DE 30%GermanyDK 15%DenmarkMX 14%MexicoBR 11%BrazilCZ 8%Czech Republic
- India
- Peru
- Belgium
- Poland
- Ireland
- Canada
- Bulgaria
- South Africa
- Finland
- Hong Kong
EPA-registered importers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Brenntag
17 FDA-registered drug labelers
7-ELEVEN
BFY LLC
Cardinal Health 110, LLC. DBA Leader
Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc.
CVS
Dollar General Corporation
Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC
Medical Group Care LLC
Mondelez Global LLC
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
Primrose Candy Co.
Ricola Ag
Ricola USA Inc.
Traditional Medicinals, Inc.
Walgreens
Walmart
Xiamen Kang Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 43 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Lolleez Organic Variety Pack (WM, SB, BC, MB)
- •Sootheez Organic Wild Cherry
- •Lolleez Birthday Cake - Conventional
- •Equate Wild Cherry Throat Drop
- •Menthol Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry Flavor
- •Leader Throat Soothing Drops Creamy Strawberry
- •CVS Wild Cherry Throat Drop
- •Ludens Green Apple Throat Drops
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- •Lolleez Strawberry
- •Sootheez Strawberry Lemonade
- •Sootheez Organic Variety Pack
- •Quality Choice Cough Drops Creamy Strawberry
- •Ludens Assorted Flavors
- •Ludens Sugar FREE WILD Cherry Throat
- •Ludens Wild Cherry Throat Drops
- •Sootheez Berry Lemonade
- •Cough Drops Dollar General Strawberry Flavor 25ct
- •Throat Coat Lemon Ginger Echinacea
- •MGC Health
- •Halls Breezers Sugar Free Cool Berry
- •Sootheez Watermelon Mint
- •Throat Balm Caramel Pectin
- •Quality Choice Throat Soothing Drops Creamy Strawberry
- •Ludens Dual Relief
- •Ludens Berry Assortment Throat Drops
- •Sootheez Birthday Cake
- •MGC Health Throat Soothing Drops Creamy Strawberry
- •Walgreens Wild Cherry Throat Drops
- •Lolleez Watermelon
- •Sootheez Organic Raspberry
- •Lolleez Variety Pack
- •Lolleez Mixed Berry
- •Ludens Watermelon Throat Drops
- •Ludens Strawberry Banana Throat Drops
- •Breezers Cool Berry
- •Breezers Creamy Strawberry
- •Ludens Honey Lemon
- •Walgreens Wild Cherry Pectin Throat Drops
- •Lolleez Birthday Cake
- •Cough Drops Dollar General Berries Flavor 25ct
- •Creamy Strawberry Flavor Cough Drop
- •Sucrets
- •Lolleez Orange Mango
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
$1.14/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$57.00 / 50 g
Purity98%
Vendors21 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $1.15 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $1.30 | 500 g | 97% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $1.31 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $1.32 | 500 g | 98% |
| Synthonix | United States | $2.00 | 25 g | 97% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $4.84 | 25 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $5.20 | 5 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $5.90 | 10 g | 97% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $7.20 | 5 g | 97% |
| Accela ChemBio | United States | $10.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $11.99 | 100 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $11.99 | 100 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $29.00 | 1 g | — |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $144.00 | 5 g | 90% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $747.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Maybridge, Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2414.30 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $7410.00 | 100 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS9000-69-5
PubChem CID441476
DTXSIDDTXSID2044183
FormulaC6H10O7
Mol. Weight194.14 g/mol
SMILESC1(C(C(OC(C1O)O)C(=O)O)O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2044183Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 441476Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Pectin (CAS 9000-69-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9000-69-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2044183. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2044183 PubChem: 441476. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441476 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9000-69-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 9000-69-5. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 130220 for CAS 9000-69-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/