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Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
| Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Boiling Point: | 110.00 °C. @ 20.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: | 52.00 °C. @ 3.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.311000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Vapor Density: | >1 ( Air = 1 ) |
| Flash Point: | 185.00 °F. TCC ( 85.00 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 1.225 (est) |
| Soluble in: |
| | alcohol | | | water, 4534 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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| Odor Type: sulfurous |
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| Odor Strength: | high , recommend smelling in a 0.10 % solution or less |
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| Substantivity: | 196 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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| | sulfurous cabbage fruity pineapple cheesy |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. | sulfury cabbage fruity pineapple cheese Luebke, William tgsc, (1996) |
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| Flavor Type: sulfurous |
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| | sulfurous garlic onion green onion chive green cheesy |
Taste Description:
| sulfurous garlic green onion chive green cheesy Luebke, William tgsc, (1996) |
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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| Bedoukian Research |
| METHYL 4-(METHYLTHIO)BUTYRATE (10% IN TRIACETIN) Kosher |
| Odor Description: | An oniony, garlic, sweet pineapple, cheesy odor |
| Taste Description: | garlic Used in garlic, onion, pineapple, wine and citrus flavors. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
| Preferred SDS: View |
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| Hazards identification |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
| None found. |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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| Pictogram | |
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| Hazard statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Precautionary statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | flavoring agents |
| Recommendation for methyl 4-(methyl thio) butyrate usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.061 (μg/capita/day) |
| Structure Class: | I |
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
| publication number: 7 |
| Click here to view publication 7 |
| | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
| baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - |
| cheese: | - | - |
| chewing gum: | - | - |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - |
| egg products: | - | - |
| fats / oils: | - | - |
| fish products: | - | - |
| frozen dairy: | - | - |
| fruit ices: | - | - |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
| granulated sugar: | - | - |
| gravies: | - | 10.00000 |
| hard candy: | - | - |
| imitation dairy: | - | - |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
| jams / jellies: | - | - |
| meat products: | - | 10.00000 |
| milk products: | - | - |
| nut products: | - | - |
| other grains: | - | - |
| poultry: | - | - |
| processed fruits: | - | - |
| processed vegetables: | - | - |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
| snack foods: | - | - |
| soft candy: | - | - |
| soups: | - | 10.00000 |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - |
| sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
| European Food Safety Athority(EFSA): | Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
| European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 8 (FGE.08)[1]: Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical group 20 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 1 (FGE.08Rev1): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 3 (FGE.08Rev3): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 08, Revision 4 (FGE.08Rev4): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: | View |
| AIDS Citations: | Search |
| Cancer Citations: | Search |
| Toxicology Citations: | Search |
| EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 65425 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| WISER: | UN 3334 |
| WGK Germany: | 3 |
| | methyl 4-methylsulfanylbutanoate |
| Chemidplus: | 0053053513 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| | butanoic acid, 4-(methylthio)-, methyl ester | | | methyl 4-(methyl mercapto) butyrate | | | methyl 4-(methyl thio) butanoate | | | methyl 4-(methylmercapto)butyrate | | | methyl 4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoate | | | methyl 4-(methylthio) butyrate | | | methyl 4-(methylthio)butanoate | | | methyl 4-(methylthio)butyrate | | | methyl 4-(methylthio)butyrate (10% in triacetin) | | | methyl 4-(methylthio)butyrate 10% solution in triacetin | | | methyl 4-(methylthio)butyrate pure | | | methyl 4-methylsulfanylbutanoate | | | methyl 4-methylthiobutyrate | | | methyl gamma-(methyl thio) butyrate | | | methyl gamma-methyl mercaptobutyrate | | | methyl gamma-methyl thiobutyrate | | 4-( | methylthio)butyric acid methyl ester |
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