ZINC CHLORIDE

Food Ingredient FDA EAFUS / Substances Added to Food

NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT

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Chemical Identification

CAS Number	`7646-85-7`
EC Number	`231-592-0`
INCI Name	ZINC CHLORIDE
PubChem CID	5727
Molecular Formula	`Cl2Zn`
InChIKey	`JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L`
SMILES	`Cl[Zn]Cl`

Safety & Regulation

Regulation	FDA Substances Added to Food (EAFUS)

Known Aliases (39)

Common Name

231-592-0 7646-85-7 86Q357L16B AI3-04470 BUTTER OF ZINC CHEBI:49976 Dichlorozinc EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 087801 NSC529648 RefChem:6360 zinc(2+) ion dichloride ZINC BUTTER Zinc chloride, anhydrous Zinc chloride fume Zinc chloride in plastic container Zinc chloride (ZnCl2) ZINC CHLORIDE (ZNCL2) Zinc (chlorure de) Zinc dichloride fume Zinc(II) chloride ZINC(II) CHLORIDE Zinco (cloruro di) Zine dichloride Zintrace Zn Chloride

INCI Synonym

Chlorure de zinc (fr) Cinka hlorīds (lv) Cink-klorid (hu) Cinkov klorid (sl) Cloreto de zinco (pt) Cloruro de zinc (es) Cloruro di zinco (it) Sinkkikloridi (fi) Tsinkkloriid (et) Zinkchlorid (da) Zinkchloride (nl) Zinkklorid (sv) Χλωριούχος ψευδάργυρος (el)

IUPAC Name

dichlorozinc

Data Sources (4)

Source	Source ID	Name in Source	Properties
FDA EAFUS / Substances Added to Food	`7646-85-7`	ZINC CHLORIDE	technical_effect: NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
INCI / Cosmile Europe	`38955`	ZINC CHLORIDE	wikidata: Q204714 functions: ['Oral Care', 'Soothing'] description: Zinc chloride restriction: III/24
NIH DSLD (Dietary Supplements)	`DSLD-281382`	Zinc Chloride	category: mineral
NIH DSLD (Dietary Supplements)	`DSLD-292806`	Zinc Chloride	unii: 86Q357L16B category: mineral

Record Info

ID	`j2UVnRF6CBpzAnHeDrxtDg`
Created	April 10, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
Modified	April 11, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
Enriched	April 10, 2026, 5:25 p.m.
Data Source	FDA EAFUS / Substances Added to Food