Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.97500 to 0.98100 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.113 to 8.163
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Refractive Index: | 1.55100 to 1.55500 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 263.00 to 265.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 6.629 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: buttery |
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| sweet buttery fruity caramellic |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | sweet butter fruity caramel |
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Flavor Type: caramellic |
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| sweet caramellic |
Taste Description:
| sweet caramel like |
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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: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 3-methyl butyl 2-furyl butyrate usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.24 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.09 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 500 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 90 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | III |
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: 3 |
Click here to view publication 3 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | 0.50000 | 8.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 0.03000 | 5.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 2.80000 |
fruit ices: | - | 2.80000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 5.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 6.00000 |
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: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | - | - |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | - | - |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | - | - |
Processed fruit (04.1): | - | - |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | - | - |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | - | - |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 3.00000 | - |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | - | - |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | - | - |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | - | - |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | - | - |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.30000 | - |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | - | - |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | - | - |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | - | - |
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 67 (FGE.67): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 1 (FGE.67Rev.1): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67 Revision 2 (FGE.67Rev2): Consideration of 28 furan-substituted compounds evaluated by JECFA at the 55th, 65th and 69th meetings (JECFA, 2001, 2006a, 2009b) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 3 (FGE.67Rev3): consideration of 23 furan-substituted compounds evaluated by JECFA at the 55th, 65th, 69th and 86th meetings 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 : | 68968644 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 3-methylbutyl 4-(furan-2-yl)butanoate |
Chemidplus: | 0007779660 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
acidic |
acidic |
iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl benzoate | FL/FR |
bready |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetoin | FL/FR |
| acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| acetyl isobutyryl | FL/FR |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl lactate | FL/FR |
| butyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
2-oxo | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| caramel pentadione | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
| cyclotene hydrate | FL/FR |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cyclopentenolone | FL/FR |
| ethyl furaneol | FL/FR |
| ethyl maltol | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
| fenugreek absolute | FL/FR |
| geranyl crotonate | FR |
| immortelle absolute | FL/FR |
| maltol | FL/FR |
| maltyl propionate | FL/FR |
| maple furanone | FL/FR |
| menthone lactone | FL/FR |
| mesitene lactone | FR |
5- | methyl furfural | FL/FR |
| rosefuran | FL/FR |
| shoyu furanone | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone acetate | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone solution | FL/FR |
| toffee furanone | FL/FR |
cheesy |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | nonalactone (aldehyde C-18 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| tonka bean resinoid | FR |
creamy |
gamma- | butyrolactone | FL/FR |
| waxy lactone | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl pyruvate | FL/FR |
iso | valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
fatty |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
fermented |
| ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
floral |
| benzyl lactate | FL/FR |
alpha- | damascone | FL/FR |
gamma- | damascone | FR |
| jasmin pyranone | FL/FR |
| linalyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl citronellate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| acetoin acetate | FL/FR |
1- | acetoxyacetone | FL/FR |
| amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl valerate | FL/FR |
| apple ketal | FL/FR |
| benzyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
(E)- | ethyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| ethyl valerate | FL/FR |
| fruity ketal | FL/FR |
| geranyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenal dimethyl acetal | |
| hexyl formate | FL/FR |
| methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| nonyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| prenyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl acetate | FL/FR |
green |
iso | amyl 3-(2-furan) propionate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
herbal |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
mushroom |
1- | octen-3-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
musty |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
phenolic |
4- | methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol | FL/FR |
soapy |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
(E)- | propyl 2-furan acrylate | FL/FR |
(E)- | tiglic acid | FL/FR |
sweet |
| vanilla oleoresin bali | FL/FR |
tonka |
| tonka bean absolute | FR |
tropical |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanilla oleoresin bourbon | FL/FR |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
vegetable |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol | FL/FR |
waxy |
| ethyl decanoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
woody |
| marine formate | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
1- | acetoxyacetone | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine | FL |
| allyl 2-furoate | FL |
| amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| benzyl disulfide | FL |
| benzyl lactate | FL/FR |
| butyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
6- | decenoic acid | FL |
2,5- | diethyl tetrahydrofuran | FL |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl butyryl lactate | FL |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
| furfuryl acetone | FL |
| geranyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| heptyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL |
(Z)-3- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenal dimethyl acetal | |
(E)-2- | hexenal dimethyl acetal | FL |
| menthone lactone | FL/FR |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanal | FL |
| nonyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| prenyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| rosefuran | FL/FR |
| sodium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate | FL |
| strawberry furanone ethyl ether | FL |
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iso | amyl 3-(2-furan) propionate | FL/FR |
acidic |
iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
3- | tetrahydrothiophenone | FL |
bready |
| mango furanone | FL |
brown |
2-oxo | butyric acid | FL/FR |
5- | methyl furfural | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)- | tiglic acid | FL/FR |
burnt |
| furfuryl alcohol | FL |
buttery |
iso | butyl lactate | FL/FR |
| butyroin | FL |
| diacetyl | FL |
2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenoic acid | FL |
caramellic |
| caramel dione | FL |
| caramel furanone | FL |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| caramel pentadione | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
| cyclotene hydrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl furaneol | FL/FR |
| ethyl maltol | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-3,4,5,6-tetramethyl cyclohexen-2-one | FL |
| fenugreek absolute | FL/FR |
| lucuma flavor | FL |
| maltol | FL/FR |
| maltyl propionate | FL/FR |
| maple furanone | FL/FR |
| pyruvaldehyde | FL |
| shoyu furanone | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone acetate | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone solution | FL/FR |
| toffee furanone | FL/FR |
coconut |
gamma- | nonalactone (aldehyde C-18 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
2- | thiophene thiol | FL |
creamy |
| acetoin | FL/FR |
| acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| acetyl isobutyryl | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
5,5- | dibutyl dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one | FL |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| jasmin pyranone | FL/FR |
| waxy lactone | FL/FR |
fatty |
| diacetyl trimer | FL |
2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
floral |
| linalyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl citronellate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| acetoin acetate | FL/FR |
| acetyl isovaleryl | FL |
iso | amyl valerate | FL/FR |
| apple ketal | FL/FR |
| benzyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
alpha- | damascone | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
(E)- | ethyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| ethyl valerate | FL/FR |
| fruity ketal | FL/FR |
| furfuryl valerate | FL |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
2- | pentanoyl furan | FL |
(E)- | propyl 2-furan acrylate | FL/FR |
iso | valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
fusel |
| methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
2- | furyl acetone | FL |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl formate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| immortelle absolute | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
herbal |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
5- | hydroxymethyl furfural | FL |
jammy |
| ethyl cyclopentenolone | FL/FR |
lactonic |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
milky |
gamma- | butyrolactone | FL/FR |
mushroom |
1- | octen-3-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
musty |
| ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| peanut oxazole | FL |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol | FL/FR |
phenolic |
4- | methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol | FL/FR |
rummy |
| ethyl pyruvate | FL/FR |
sour |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
sweet |
| cyclohexyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
| molasses flavor | FL |
| vanilla oleoresin bali | FL/FR |
toasted |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanilla oleoresin bourbon | FL/FR |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
| ethyl decanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl octanoate | FL |
2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
iso | amyl 2-furan butyrate | iso | amyl 4-(2-furan) butyrate | iso | amyl 4-(2-furan)butyrate | alpha-iso | amyl furfuryl propionate | 3- | methyl butyl 2-furan butanoate | 3- | methyl butyl 2-furan butyrate | 3- | methylbutyl 2-furanbutanoate | 3- | methylbutyl 2-furanbutyrate | 3- | methylbutyl 2-furylbutyrate | 3- | methylbutyl 4-(furan-2-yl)butanoate | iso | pentyl 2-furan butyrate | iso | pentyl 4-(2-furan)butyrate |
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