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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: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Specific Gravity: | 1.08200 to 1.08800 @ 20.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 9.014 to 9.064
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| Refractive Index: | 1.48400 to 1.49000 @ 20.00 °C.
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| Boiling Point: | 177.00 to 178.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.647000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point: | 143.00 °F. TCC ( 61.67 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 0.656 (est) |
| Soluble in: |
| | alcohol | | | water, 4.918e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
| Insoluble in: |
| | water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description:
| sweet caramellic |
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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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 5-methyl furfuryl alcohol usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| 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: 24 |
| Click here to view publication 24 |
| | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
| baked goods: | - | - |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - |
| cheese: | - | - |
| chewing gum: | - | - |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - |
| egg products: | - | - |
| fats / oils: | - | - |
| fish products: | - | - |
| frozen dairy: | 0.01000 | 0.10000 |
| fruit ices: | 0.02000 | 0.10000 |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
| granulated sugar: | - | - |
| gravies: | - | - |
| hard candy: | - | - |
| imitation dairy: | - | - |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
| jams / jellies: | - | - |
| meat products: | - | - |
| milk products: | - | - |
| nut products: | - | - |
| other grains: | - | - |
| poultry: | - | - |
| processed fruits: | - | - |
| processed vegetables: | - | - |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
| snack foods: | 0.01000 | 0.05000 |
| soft candy: | - | - |
| soups: | - | - |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - |
| sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| 2- | furanmethanol, 5-methyl- | | | furfuryl alcohol, 5-methyl- | | 5- | methyl-2-furan methanol | | 5- | methyl-2-furanmethanol | | 5- | methyl-2-furfuryl alcohol | | (5- | methyl-2-furyl) methanol | | (5- | methyl-2-furyl)methanol | | (5- | methylfuran-2-yl)methanol | | 5- | methylfuran-2-ylmethanol | | 5- | methylfurfuryl alcohol | | 5- | methylfurfurylalcohol |
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