Pyridoxine hydrochloride: version 1

Saved 2026-09-25 14:30 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: New page for UPC 611269431575, the US six-can carton of Red Bull Energy Drink (6 x 8.4 fl oz / 250 ml), named by family/red-bull-energy-drink. Identity from the Open Food Facts carton photographs (fro. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Pyridoxine hydrochloride <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Pyridoxine hydrochloride
vegan: yes
vegetarian: yes
allergen: none
parent: ingredient/vitamin-b6
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target                | market | from | until | ended | status  | source   | note                                                                                                                |
| ---- | --------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| is_a | ingredient/vitamin-b6 |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^cfr1676 | 21 CFR 184.1676 lists it as a nutrient supplement; it is the hydrochloride salt of pyridoxine, a form of vitamin B6 |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name           | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| pyridoxine HCl | name   | en     |      |       |
| 58-56-0        | search |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref     | url                                                                                                 | title                                                                                                              | accessed   | publisher                         | kind        | published  | record_id       | locator                                             | licence | attribution | upstream      |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | ------------- |
| cfr1676 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2024-title21-vol3/xml/CFR-2024-title21-vol3-sec184-1676.xml | 21 CFR 184.1676 Pyridoxine hydrochloride: substance affirmed as generally recognized as safe (2024 annual edition) | 2026-09-25 | U.S. Government Publishing Office | publication | 2024-04-01 | 21 CFR 184.1676 | paragraphs (a) to (c)                               |         |             |               |
| usda    | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2578053/nutrients                                             | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2578053: Red Bull Energy Drink, 8.4 fl oz, 6 count               | 2026-09-25 | U.S. Department of Agriculture    | registry    | 2023-06-29 | 2578053         | brand_owner, market, ingredients, household serving | CC0     |             | Label Insight |
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## About <!--about-->
Pyridoxine hydrochloride is 3-hydroxy-4,5-dihydroxymethyl-2-methylpyridine hydrochloride (C8H11NO3·HCl, CAS 58-56-0), a synthetic form of vitamin B6.[^cfr1676] The US Food and Drug Administration affirms it as generally recognized as safe for use in food as a nutrient supplement, in foods including baked goods and nonalcoholic beverages, at levels within good manufacturing practice.[^cfr1676] US labels often abbreviate it as pyridoxine HCl, as the Red Bull Energy Drink label record does.[^usda]
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