Database/Chelating/Gluconic Acid
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Gluconic Acid natural?

Yes. Gluconic acid is produced by fermenting or enzymatically oxidising glucose, a natural sugar feedstock; no synthetic fragment remains.

INCI nameGluconic Acid
CAS526-95-4
FormulaC6H12O7 · 196.16 Da
FunctionChelating · Perfuming
FeedstockManufactured by fermenting glucose, from corn or other…

How we scored it

Fermentation/enzymatic oxidation product of glucose; analogous to this site's method's listed fermentation acids (lactic, citric, kojic). 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Manufactured by fermenting glucose, from corn or other starch, with Aspergillus niger, or by enzymatic oxidation of glucose. Both routes are natural-origin.

In plain English

A mild acid used to bind trace metals and adjust formulas. It is produced by fermenting glucose, typically from corn, with microorganisms.

Structure

2D structure of Gluconic Acid

(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoic acid

PubChem CID 10690 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Gluconic Acid. PubChem CID 10690. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3GLUCONIC ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4GLUCONIC ACID. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=GLUCONIC%20ACID