Terpene resin

Terpene resin is a chewing gum base component and a density adjuster for beverage flavour emulsions.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Terpene resin by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted, with conditions21 CFR 172.280retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Polymerised from terpenes obtained from pine resin and citrus peel oils.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
InChIKey
UKOBDYOPMISNGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem
CID 168010184

Every name it appears under

6 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 9003-74-1

As it appears in regulation

  • Terpene resin

Other names

  • Resin, terpene
  • Resin, terpenoid
  • Terpene resin

Systematic names

  • 12-[2-cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yl-4-[4-(3,5-diphenylphenyl)-2-[(3E)-hexa-1,3,5-trien-3-yl]-1,2-dihydro-1,3,5-triazin-6-yl]-6-phenylphenyl]-5-phenylindolo[3,2-c]carbazole

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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