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Buy the food grade ingredient you need, in the size you need, with Kosher and Halal options on select products.

Order the right food grade chemical in minutes, not days. If you've ever waited on a quote or chased a supplier for a COA just to finish a batch, this page is built to save you that hassle. Here you'll find FCC Food Grade chemicals listed with sizes and prices online, from ethanol and hydrogen peroxide to citric acid, potassium sorbate, glycerin and MCT oil. That's more than 130 products in one place. Compare strengths side by side, like hydrogen peroxide from 3% to 34% or ethanol from 140 to 200 proof, and see what's in stock before you commit. Pick the grade, pick the size, check out. No salesperson in the middle. Prices are posted online, so you can budget before you build a cart.

So what does FCC actually mean? It stands for Food Chemicals Codex, a standard published by the US Pharmacopeia. Each ingredient has its own monograph that sets identity and purity limits, which is why FCC is the grade line to look for when a chemical ends up in food, a supplement or a tincture. That grade line tells you what the chemical was tested against before it reached your shelf. Ordering the wrong grade can mean a rejected batch or a failed audit, so it's worth a quick read of the product name before you add to cart. Sizes run from 500 mL bottles up to 55 gallon drums and 275 gallon totes, and many items can go on Autoship. SDS and COA documents are online, and some listings are also Kosher, Halal, organic or RSPO certified. The product name tells you which. Still sorting out FCC versus USP or lab grade? The guides further down the page walk through it in plain terms.

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About FCC Food Grade

FCC Food Grade isn't one chemical. It's a label that says a chemical was made and tested to the Food Chemicals Codex monograph written for that specific ingredient. Each monograph sets the identity, the assay strength and limits on impurities, and many include tight limits on contaminants such as lead. That's why a bottle of FCC citric acid and a bottle of FCC phosphoric acid are held to different specs. Same grade label, different rulebook.

Form and strength vary a lot across this page. Ethanol, hydrogen peroxide, phosphoric acid and citric acid solutions are liquids you measure by volume. Sodium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate and sodium chloride are powders or crystals you weigh. MCT oil and coconut oil are oils. Strength matters as much as grade. Ethanol is sold by proof, hydrogen peroxide runs from 3% to 34% and phosphoric acid from 25% to 85%. Match the strength to your recipe or method, then confirm the grade.


COMMON APPLICATIONS

Food and beverage. Acids like citric, lactic, malic and phosphoric adjust tartness and pH. Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate help extend shelf life, and sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride and dextrose show up in everyday recipes and processing.

Supplements and personal care. USP/FCC ingredients such as ascorbic acid, caffeine, magnesium stearate and calcium carbonate go into tablets, capsules and powders. Glycerin, polysorbates, isopropyl myristate and zinc oxide turn up in lotions and other personal care formulas.

Extraction and processing. Undenatured food grade ethanol is a go to solvent for tinctures, botanical extracts and flavors, because nothing has been added to it. Buyers also use hydrogen peroxide, sodium hydroxide and activated carbon for steps like sanitizing, pH control and clarifying liquids.


GRADES EXPLAINED

FCC means the chemical meets the Food Chemicals Codex for food use. A listing that reads USP/FCC meets that standard and the US Pharmacopeia monograph too, so it works for supplements and drug related formulas as well as food. NF/FCC does the same with the National Formulary. ACS/FCC listings, like Potassium Hydroxide Pellets ACS/FCC/NF, also meet the American Chemical Society reagent spec, which helps if you test as well as make.

Lab Grade on its own isn't food grade. Neither is denatured ethanol. And Kosher, Halal, Organic and RSPO are certifications, not grades, so they apply only to the listings that name them. Read the grade line on each product page before you order. For a plain look at how grades compare, read Lab or Food Grade? Here's What You Need to Know.


WHY BUY FROM LAB ALLEY

256,000+ customers already order their FCC Food Grade chemicals from Lab Alley. 99.5% of orders ship within 1 to 2 business days, and 98.9% inventory accuracy means the grade and size you see in stock is the grade and size that ships. SDS and COA are available online for every FCC Food Grade product, and select products carry Kosher, Halal, USDA Organic, or ISO 9001 certification, so check each product page for which applies.

Kosher and Halal apply only to listings that name them, such as Hydrogen Peroxide 34% Food Grade, Citric Acid 50% Solution and Sodium Bicarbonate USP/FCC. Some are Kosher only, like Lactic Acid 88% and Potassium Carbonate Granular. Products such as Zinc Oxide USP/FCC, Potassium Hydroxide Pellets ACS/FCC/NF and Sodium Carbonate Anhydrous FCC/ACS/NF list neither one. USDA Organic applies to listings named Organic, like Organic MCT Oil and Organic Ethyl Alcohol, Corn, 200 Proof. RSPO MB applies to palm derived listings that name it, like Polysorbate 20 and Isopropyl Myristate.

Related: Browse the full Grade collection, which also includes USP Grade, Kosher Certified and Halal Certified.

Guides & Resources

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Food & Beverage
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Personal Care & Cosmetics
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