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Trigonella Foenum Graecum Seed Extract

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF FENUGREEK
● EXTRACT OF TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM
● FENUGREEK (TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM) EXTRACT
● FENUGREEK EXTRACT
● FENUGREEK EXTRACT (TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM L.)
● FENUGREEK, EXT.
● TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM EXTRACT
● TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM SEED EXTRACT

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract is an extract of the seed of the fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
21 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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