SHEET /m/vanillin · PubChem CID 1183 · CAS 121-33-5 · REV 2026.07
Vanillin
from sourceC8H8O3 · 152.15 g/mol
Lioxin · Oleoresin vanilla · Zimco · Oleo-Resins vanilla
What is Vanillin?
The single molecule that carries the smell of vanilla. Most of the world's supply is made from wood pulp or petrochemicals, not from the orchid pod. Found in chocolate, spirits, and whipped cream. from source
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)OWhere you'll find it
Curated by MoleculeFinder from source
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported rat oral LD50 for Vanillin is 1,580 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
1,580 mg/kg · low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
3 more reported values
- 475 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
- 1,160 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
- 1,500 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
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