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Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
| Assay: | 90.00 to 100.00 %
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| Additional Assay Information: | 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one: 5% - 10% |
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Specific Gravity: | 0.84100 to 0.84600 @ 25.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.998 to 7.040
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| Refractive Index: | 1.45100 @ 20.00 °C.
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| Boiling Point: | 62.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: | 190.00 to 191.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.136000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point: | 155.00 °F. TCC ( 68.33 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 2.731 (est) |
| Soluble in: |
| | alcohol | | | water, 640.7 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
| Insoluble in: |
| | water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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| Odor Type: melon |
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| | melon |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in propylene glycol. | melon |
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| Flavor Type: melon |
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| | melon |
Taste Description:
| melon |
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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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 (±)-alpha-melonol usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | ND (μg/capita/day) |
| 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: 13 |
| Click here to view publication 13 |
| | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
| baked goods: | - | - |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.20000 |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - |
| cheese: | - | - |
| chewing gum: | - | 2.00000 |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - |
| confectionery froastings: | - | 0.50000 |
| egg products: | - | - |
| fats / oils: | - | - |
| fish products: | - | - |
| frozen dairy: | - | 0.20000 |
| fruit ices: | - | 0.20000 |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 0.50000 |
| granulated sugar: | - | - |
| gravies: | - | - |
| hard candy: | - | 0.50000 |
| imitation dairy: | - | 0.40000 |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
| jams / jellies: | - | - |
| meat products: | - | - |
| milk products: | - | - |
| nut products: | - | - |
| other grains: | - | - |
| poultry: | - | - |
| processed fruits: | - | - |
| processed vegetables: | - | - |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
| snack foods: | - | - |
| soft candy: | - | 0.50000 |
| soups: | - | - |
| 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): |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 6 (FGE.06): Straight-and branched-chain aliphatic unsatured primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters from chemical groups 1 and 4 View page or View pdf |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 5: Esters of 23 branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and 24 branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 6, Revision 1 (FGE.06Rev1) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 1 (FGE.05Rev1):Esters of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) [1] - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 2 (FGE.05Rev2): Branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters of these with aliphatic saturated alcohols from chemical groups 1, 2, 3 and 5 View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: | View |
| AIDS Citations: | Search |
| Cancer Citations: | Search |
| Toxicology Citations: | Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 36806-46-9 |
| EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 169818 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| | 2,6-dimethylhept-6-en-1-ol |
| Chemidplus: | 0036806469 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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| For Odor |
| No odor group found for these |
| | satinaldehyde | FL/FR |
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| alpha- | melonol | FL/FR |
| aldehydic |
| | decanal (aldehyde C-10) | FL/FR |
| | nonanal (aldehyde C-9) | FL/FR |
| berry |
| | raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
| earthy |
| 3- | octanol | FL/FR |
| fatty |
| 2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | dodecadienal | FL/FR |
| 2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| 2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| fermented |
| | propyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| floral |
| | cuminyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| | dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| | hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
| | hydroxycitronellal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | methoxycitronellal | FR |
| | methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
| (Z)- | methyl epi-jasmonate | FL/FR |
| | methyl jasmonate | FL/FR |
| (E)- | nerolidol | FL/FR |
| | nerolidol | FL/FR |
| | ocean propanal | FL/FR |
| fruity |
| iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| iso | amyl propionate | FL/FR |
| iso | butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| | cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| | diethyl sebacate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| | geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| | methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
| | neryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| | octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| | propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| | propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| 3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
| | ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| | green note propionate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl pyruvate | FL/FR |
| 3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| 3- | hexenyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| | manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
| | melon acetal | FL/FR |
| | melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| | methyl octine carbonate | FL/FR |
| 2,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| 3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| 3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | nonadienal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| (Z)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| | octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| (Z)-5- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| 3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
| 3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
| | violet leaf absolute | FL/FR |
| hay |
| para- | methyl phenoxyacetaldehyde | FR |
| melon |
| | melon heptenal | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| | watermelon ketone | FR |
| mushroom |
| 3- | octen-2-ol | FL/FR |
| phenolic |
| 2'- | hydroxyacetophenone | FL/FR |
| spicy |
| (E)- | cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| | cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| sulfurous |
| 4- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
| tropical |
| | hexyl 2-methyl-3-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| waxy |
| 2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
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| For Flavor |
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| No flavor group found for these |
| | costus root absolute | FL |
| | costus root resinoid | FL |
| (Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| | propyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
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| alpha- | melonol | FL/FR |
| aldehydic |
| | nonanal (aldehyde C-9) | FL/FR |
| apple |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| berry |
| | raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
| cooling |
| | manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
| fatty |
| 2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E,E)-2,4- | decadienal | FL |
| 2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | nonadienal | FL |
| (E,E)-2,4- | nonadienal | FL |
| (Z)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| 2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| 2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | octadien-1-ol | FL |
| (Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| floral |
| | dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| 3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
| | geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| (Z)- | methyl epi-jasmonate | FL/FR |
| | methyl jasmonate | FL/FR |
| | ocean propanal | FL/FR |
| | satinaldehyde | FL/FR |
| fruity |
| | amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| iso | amyl propionate | FL/FR |
| iso | butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| | cantaloupe distillates | FL |
| | cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| | cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| (E)- | cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| | diethyl sebacate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| | hexyl 2-methyl-3-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| | kiwi distillates | FL |
| yellow | melon flavor | FL |
| | methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
| | methyl (E)-3-nonenoate | FL |
| | methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
| | neryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-5- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL |
| | octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| | propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| 4- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
| | watermelon distillates | FL |
| | watermelon juice concentrate | FL |
| green |
| | cucumber distillates | FL |
| | cuminyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | dodecadienal | FL/FR |
| | ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| | geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| | green note propionate | FL/FR |
| (E,E)-2,4- | hexadienal | FL |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl pyruvate | FL/FR |
| 3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| (E)-3- | hexenoic acid | FL |
| 3- | hexenyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| | melon acetal | FL/FR |
| | melon heptenal | FL/FR |
| | melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| | methyl octine carbonate | FL/FR |
| | nerolidol | FL/FR |
| (E)- | nerolidol | FL/FR |
| 3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| 2,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| 3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (E,E)-2,6- | nonadienal | FL |
| (E,Z)-2,6- | nonadienal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | octadienal | FL |
| (E,E)-2,4- | octadienal | FL |
| | octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| (Z)-5- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| 3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
| 3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
| | violet leaf absolute | FL/FR |
| melon |
| | cantaloupe flavor | FL |
| | honeydew distillates | FL |
| | honeydew flavor | FL |
| | hydroxycitronellal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | melon enhancers | FL |
| | melon flavor | FL |
| | propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| | watermelon concentrate | FL |
| | watermelon flavor | FL |
| mushroom |
| 3- | octen-2-ol | FL/FR |
| musty |
| 3- | octanol | FL/FR |
| naphthyl |
| 2'- | hydroxyacetophenone | FL/FR |
| orris |
| | costus root oil | FL |
| sulfurous |
| 1- | methyl thio-2-propanone | FL |
| tropical |
| | acerola flavor | FL |
| waxy |
| iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | decanal (aldehyde C-10) | FL/FR |
| | hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
| (Z,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| (±)-2,6- | dimethyl hept-6-en-1-ol | | (±)-2,6- | dimethyl-6-hepten-1-ol | | (±)-2,6- | dimethylhept-6-en-1-ol | | (1)-2,6- | dimethylhept-6-en-1-ol | | 2,6- | dimethylhept-6-en-1-ol | | 6- | hepten-1-ol, 2,6-dimethyl- | | | melonol, a- |
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