UNII K49155WL9Y
SHEA BUTTER

Unique Ingredient Identifier: K49155WL9Y

The Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is a unique alphanumeric code assigned to a specific substance or ingredient by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). UNII codes are non-proprietary, free, unique, unambiguous and nonsemantic. Each UNII code consists of 10 characters with both letters and numbers. The first two characters represent the source of the substance while the remaining eight characters represent the specific substance. UNII codes are primarily used to identify and track substances in several drug databases and regulatory documents related to drugs, biologics, and medical devices.

Preferred Substance Name: SHEA BUTTER

The Preferred Substance Name (PSN) is the official or preferred name of a substance or ingredient. The preferred name provides a standardized and consistent name for each substance is used in the UNII code system. The preferred name may differ from other names also commonly used to refer the same substance. The PSN is usually the name used by regulatory agencies like the FDA.

Registry Number: 194043-92-0

The Registry Number is the unique numerical identifiers assigned to a substance or ingredient by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). The CAS registry number is a used and recognized standard identifier by many industries and regulatory agencies. The Registry Number facilitates cross-referencing substances between different databases that may use different naming conventions or identifiers.

NCI Thesaurus Concept Code: C73914

The NCI Thesaurus give reference terminology for many systems. The code includes vocabulary for clinical care, translational research, basic research, public information and administrative activities.

UNII to RxNorm Crosswalk: 1310571 (RXCUI)

The RxNorm Ingredient Concept Code is the numeric code assigned to a specific substance or ingredient by the National Library of Medicine's RxNorm system. By including the RxNorm code in the UNII code system it is possible to crossover UNII codes to RxNom.

NCBI: 5BKVQ

The NCBI taxonomy organism ID is a unique numeric identifier used to specify species of organisms by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Taxonomy database.

PLANTS: 505960

The PLANTS organism ID is an identifier included in a plants database maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The PLANTS database provides information about the taxonomy, distribution, ecology, and other characteristics of plants found in the United States.

GRIN: 292385

The Germplasm Resources Information Network nomen ID is included a database of plants maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service. The GRIN database is used provides information on the botanical identity of substances and ingredients. The GRIN database is useful when linking specific substances to their corresponding plant species and for verifying the accuracy and completeness of botanical information.

MPNS: VIPA12

Kew Gardens Medicinal Plants Name Service Record ID.

INN ID: 102598

Sequential number assigned by World Health Organization's International Nonproprietary Name (INN).

Substance Type: INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE

The International Organization for Standardization - ISO 11238 substance type is used as a data element in the UNII code system to provide additional information about the type of substance being identified.

The following synonyms and mappings provide alternative ways to refer to the same substance or ingredient. Synonyms may include different names or spellings, alternate chemical names, trade names, or other common names.

• BASSIA PARKII NUT FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• BUTYROSPERMUM MANGIFOLIUM NUT FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER - Name identified as having official status
• BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER [INCI] - Common Name
• BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER EXTRACT - Name identified as having official status
• BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER EXTRACT [INCI] - Common Name
• BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII NUT FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII SEED FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• BUTYROSPERMUM POISSONII NUT FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• MIMUSOPS CAPITATA NUT FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• MIMUSOPS PACHYCLADA NUT FAT - Systematic Name (chemical and taxonomic names)
• SHEA BUTTER - Common Name
• SHEA BUTTER [MART.] - Common Name
• SHEA TREE SEED FAT - Common Name
• VITELLARIA PARADOXA SUBSP. PARADOXA NUT FAT - Common Name
• VITELLARIA PARADOXA SUBSP. PARADOXA SEED FAT - Common Name

Common Chemistry

CAS Common Chemistry is an open community resource of the American Chemical Society for accessing chemical information. The chemical information in the CAS database is curated by expert scientists and includes information of common and frequently regulated chemicals and information applicable to high school and undergraduate chemistry classes.

Inxight Drugs

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Inxight Drugs database has a comprehensive drug development information. The NCATS Inxight Drugs includes manually curated data provided by private companies and FDA. The database has marketing and regulatory status information, rigorous drug ingredient definitions, biological activity, clinical use, etc.

DailyMed Regulated Products

The National Library of Medicine DailyMed is a searchable database that includes the most recent product labeling information submitted to the FDA by private companies.

NCATS GSRS Full Record

The Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) was designed to facilitate global monitoring of human and animal medicinal, food, tobacco, and cosmetic products. GSRS includes unique substance identifiers consistent with the ISO 11238 standard.

NCI Thesaurus

NCI Thesaurus (NCIt) by the National Cancer Institute provides reference terminology for clinical care, translational and basic research, and public information and administrative activities.

This unique ingredient identifier is listed as an ingredient or substance in the following products in the NDC directory: