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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: | 99.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Specific Gravity: | 0.93300 to 0.93800 @ 25.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.763 to 7.805
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| Refractive Index: | 1.50100 to 1.50500 @ 20.00 °C.
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| Melting Point: | 12.00 to 15.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: | 180.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.915000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point: | 158.00 °F. TCC ( 70.00 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 1.861 (est) |
| Soluble in: |
| | alcohol | | | water, 2236 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
| Insoluble in: |
| | water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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| Odor Type: fruity |
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| | pungent fruity licorice |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | pungent fruity licorice |
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| | sweet fruity brown spicy green anise |
Odor Description:
| Sweet, fruity, brown, with a spicy green anise nuance Mosciano, Gerard P&F 18, No. 2, 38, (1993) |
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| Flavor Type: fruity |
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| | fruity sweet brown vanilla nutty |
Taste Description: at 20.00 ppm. | Fruity, sweet, brown, vanilla and nutty Mosciano, Gerard P&F 18, No. 2, 38, (1993) |
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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 (E,E)-methyl sorbate usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.097 (μg/capita/day) |
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | ND (μg/capita/day) |
| Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/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: 13 |
| Click here to view publication 13 |
| | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
| baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.50000 |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | 2.50000 |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - |
| cheese: | - | - |
| chewing gum: | - | - |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - |
| egg products: | - | - |
| fats / oils: | - | - |
| fish products: | - | - |
| frozen dairy: | - | 2.50000 |
| fruit ices: | - | - |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 2.50000 |
| granulated sugar: | - | - |
| gravies: | - | - |
| hard candy: | - | 5.00000 |
| imitation dairy: | - | - |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
| jams / jellies: | - | 5.00000 |
| meat products: | - | - |
| milk products: | - | - |
| nut products: | - | - |
| other grains: | - | - |
| poultry: | - | - |
| processed fruits: | - | - |
| processed vegetables: | - | - |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
| snack foods: | - | - |
| soft candy: | - | - |
| soups: | - | - |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - |
| sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
| Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
| The FEMA GRAS assessment of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and related substances used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
| 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 70 (FGE.70): Consideration of aliphatic, alicyclic, linear, alpha,beta-unsaturated, di- and trienals and related alcohols, acids and esters evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 70, Revision 1 (FGE.70Rev1): consideration of aliphatic, linear, a,ß-unsaturated, di- and trienals and related alcohols, acids and esters evaluated by JECFA (61st-68th-69th meeting) View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: | View |
| AIDS Citations: | Search |
| Cancer Citations: | Search |
| Toxicology Citations: | Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 689-89-4 |
| EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 5323650 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| WGK Germany: | 3 |
| | methyl (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate |
| Chemidplus: | 0000689894 |
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| (E,E)-2,4- | hexadienoic acid methyl ester | | 2,4- | hexadienoic acid, methyl ester, (2E,4E)- | | 2,4- | hexadienoic acid, methyl ester, (E,E)- | | | methyl (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate | | | methyl (2E,4E)-hexadienoate | | | methyl (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate | | | methyl (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate | | | methyl (E),(E)-2,4-hexadienoate | | | methyl 2,4-hexadienoate, (E,E)- | | (2E,4E)- | methyl hexa-2,4-dienoate | | 2-trans,4-trans- | methyl sorbate | | | methyl sorbate (methyl T2 T4 hexadienoate) | | | methyl-sorbate | | (E,E)- | sorbic acid methyl ester | | | sorbic acid, methyl ester, (E,E)- |
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