Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to orange clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.70 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.01200 to 1.01600 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.431 to 8.464
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Refractive Index: | 1.50400 to 1.50800 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 285.00 to 286.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 93.00 °C. @ 0.30 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.002000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | > 230.00 °F. TCC ( > 110.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.808 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 742.4 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Similar Items: note |
benzo-alpha-pyrone |
4,6-dimethyl-alpha-pyrone |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: tonka |
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| tonka lactonic coconut creamy fatty waxy |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | tonka lactonic coconut creamy fatty waxy |
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| coconut creamy sweet brown fatty waxy |
Odor Description:
| Coconut creamy, sweet, brown with a fatty waxy nuance Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 6, 43, (1991) |
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Flavor Type: creamy |
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| sweet creamy coconut mushroom nutty |
Taste Description: at 30.00 ppm. | Sweet creamy, coconut, mushroom and nutty Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 6, 43, (1991) |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Sigma-Aldrich |
6-Amyl-a-pyrone, ≥96%, FG |
Odor Description: | almond; coconut; mushroom; sweet |
Taste Description: | sweet creamy coconut mushroom nutty |
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Kingchem Laboratories |
6 AMYL ALPHA PYRONE |
Odor Description: | Cocoa fruity, mushroom, blue cheese, dairy |
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FCI SAS |
6-AMYL ALPHA PYRONE |
Odor Description: | tonka lactonic coconut creamy fatty waxy |
Taste Description: | Sweet coco fruity taste with a tenacious fresh coconut |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36/39 - Wear suitable clothing and eye/face protection.
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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: |
gavage-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 5000 mg/kg (Piccirillo & Hartman, 1980a
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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: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for 6-amyl-alpha-pyrone usage levels up to: | | 3.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 84.00 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.10 (μg/capita/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: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 0.20000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.20000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | 0.20000 |
chewing gum: | - | 0.50000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | 0.50000 |
confectionery froastings: | - | 0.20000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 0.05000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | 0.20000 |
hard candy: | - | 0.20000 |
imitation dairy: | - | 0.10000 |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | 0.20000 |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | 0.10000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
aldehydic |
aldehydic |
| acetyl nonyryl | FL/FR |
animal |
| costus valerolactone | FR |
6- | methyl quinoline | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| pine needle absolute | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetoin | FL/FR |
| acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| acetyl isobutyryl | FL/FR |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
caramellic |
2-oxo | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| immortelle absolute | FL/FR |
| levulinic acid | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone acetate | FL/FR |
cheesy |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | tetradecenal | FL/FR |
coconut |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
3- | butyl bicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one | FR |
| coconut decanone methyl | FR |
| coconut naphthalenone | FL/FR |
delta- | decalactone | FL/FR |
delta-2- | dodecenolactone | FL/FR |
delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
(S)-gamma- | hexalactone | |
delta- | nonalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | nonalactone (aldehyde C-18 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
gamma- | octalactone | FL/FR |
delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
| propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrojasmone | FR |
delta- | undecalactone | FL/FR |
| wine lactone | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| coumane | FL/FR |
epsilon- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| phthalide | FL/FR |
| tonka bean oleoresin | FR |
| tonka bean resinoid | FR |
| tonka furanone | FL/FR |
| tonka ketone | FR |
| tonkavert | FR |
creamy |
gamma- | butyrolactone | FL/FR |
| creamy lactone | FL/FR |
3- | heptyl dihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-gamma- | jasmolactone | FR |
delta- | tridecalactone | FL/FR |
para- | vanillic acid | FL/FR |
para- | vanillyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| waxy lactone | FL/FR |
earthy |
1- | nonen-3-ol | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | dairy lactone | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| decane nitrile | FR |
| decanol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decenal | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
delta- | juniper lactone | FL/FR |
| lauric acid | FL/FR |
| methyl 10-undecenoate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | nonenal | CS |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
(Z)- | oleic acid | FL/FR |
(E,Z,Z)-2,4,7- | tridecatrienal | FL/FR |
fermented |
| butyl laevo-lactate | FL/FR |
floral |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| decanal / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| dihydrojasmone lactone | FL/FR |
(±)-4- | ethyl octanal | FL/FR |
| heliotropin | FL/FR |
| hexenyl cyclopentanone | FR |
| jasmin concrete | FR |
| jasmin concrete morocco | FR |
| jasmin lactone (IFF) | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl cyclopentanone | FR |
2- | pentyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FR |
fruity |
| acetoin acetate | FL/FR |
| amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| farnesyl acetone | FL/FR |
4- | hydroxybenzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-5-octenoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
gamma- | undecalactone (aldehyde C-14 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
2- | undecanone | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
| butyl lactate | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
3- | hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| syringaldehyde | FL/FR |
hay |
| hay absolute | FR |
herbal |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
lactonic |
| jasminone | FL/FR |
mushroom |
(S)-(+)-2- | octanol | |
3- | octen-2-ol | FL/FR |
musk |
iso | ambrettolide | FL/FR |
oily |
| amyl laurate | FL/FR |
powdery |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
soapy |
| benzyl laurate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptadienone | FL/FR |
| myrtenal | FL/FR |
sweet |
| vanilla oleoresin bali | FL/FR |
tonka |
| coumarin | FR |
| deertongue absolute | FR |
| deertongue concrete | FR |
| deertongue oleoresin | FR |
(±)- | dihydromint lactone | FL/FR |
| flouve absolute | FR |
gamma- | hexalactone | FL/FR |
7- | methyl coumarin | CS |
| mint lactone | FL/FR |
| octahydrocoumarin | FL/FR |
| tonka bean absolute | FR |
| tonka undecanone | FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
tropical |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydecanoate | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydodecanoate | FL/FR |
vanilla |
ortho- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
| ethyl vanillin | FL/FR |
| ethyl vanillin isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl vanillin propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
| vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanillyl acetate | FL/FR |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| vanillylidene acetone | FL/FR |
vegetable |
| methional | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl laurate | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | decen-1-ol | |
(Z)-4- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
1- | dodecanol | FL/FR |
| ethyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| methyl laurate | FL/FR |
| methyl myristate | FL/FR |
| methyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| methyl undecanoate | FR |
| myristic acid | FL/FR |
| myristyl alcohol | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| octyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| palmitic acid | FR |
delta- | tetradecalactone | FL/FR |
| tetradecanal | FL/FR |
2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| allyl methyl trisulfide | FL |
| amyl laurate | FL/FR |
| coconut naphthalenone | FL/FR |
| coumane | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | decen-1-ol | |
6- | decenoic acid | FL |
| dimethyl benzofuranone | FL |
ortho- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
delta-2- | dodecenolactone | FL/FR |
(±)-4- | ethyl octanal | FL/FR |
| farnesyl acetone | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(S)-gamma- | hexalactone | |
| jasmin lactone (IFF) | FL/FR |
| lauric acid | FL/FR |
| methyl myristate | FL/FR |
| methyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| myristyl alcohol | FL/FR |
(S)-(+)-2- | octanol | |
| pine needle absolute | FL/FR |
| propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2- | tetradecenal | FL/FR |
(R)- | tonka furanone | FL |
| tonka furanone | FL/FR |
| wine lactone | FL/FR |
acidic |
| levulinic acid | FL/FR |
aldehydic |
| acetyl nonyryl | FL/FR |
amber |
iso | butyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
animal |
6- | methyl quinoline | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| vanillylidene acetone | FL/FR |
bitter |
| glyceryl tributyrate | FL |
(E,Z,Z)-2,4,7- | tridecatrienal | FL/FR |
brown |
2-oxo | butyric acid | FL/FR |
buttery |
| butyl laevo-lactate | FL/FR |
| diacetyl | FL |
cabbage |
| methyl 2-thiofuroate | FL |
caramellic |
| strawberry furanone acetate | FL/FR |
celery |
| jasminone | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
cherry |
| heliotropin | FL/FR |
cocoa |
| syringaldehyde | FL/FR |
coconut |
delta- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| massoia bark oil CO2 extract | FL |
(R)- | massoia lactone | FL |
6- | methyl coumarin | FL |
gamma- | nonalactone (aldehyde C-18 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
| octahydrocoumarin | FL/FR |
delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| phthalide | FL/FR |
creamy |
| acetoin | FL/FR |
| acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| acetyl isobutyryl | FL/FR |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
| creamy lactone | FL/FR |
5,5- | dibutyl dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one | FL |
| dihydrocoumarin | FL |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydecanoate | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydodecanoate | FL/FR |
3- | hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
gamma- | hexalactone | FL/FR |
| massoia lactone | FL |
| mint lactone | FL/FR |
delta- | nonalactone | FL/FR |
| octyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
delta- | tridecalactone | FL/FR |
delta- | undecalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | undecalactone (aldehyde C-14 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
para- | vanillic acid | FL/FR |
para- | vanillyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| waxy lactone | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl (Z)-5-octenoate | FL/FR |
earthy |
1- | nonen-3-ol | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| benzyl laurate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl laurate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | dairy lactone | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
delta- | juniper lactone | FL/FR |
4- | methyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
2,4- | octadien-1-ol | FL |
(E)-2- | octenoic acid | FL |
(Z)- | oleic acid | FL/FR |
| tetradecanal | FL/FR |
2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
floral |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
fruity |
| acetoin acetate | FL/FR |
| acetyl isovaleryl | FL |
| amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
| banana coconut cream flavor | FL |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
3- | heptyl dihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone | FL/FR |
4- | hydroxybenzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
iso | propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
green |
| butyl lactate | FL/FR |
| dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) | FL |
| heptanal 2,3-butane diol acetal | FL |
(Z)-4- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| immortelle absolute | FL/FR |
| methyl heptadienone | FL/FR |
herbal |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| massoia bark oil | FL |
lactonic |
(±)- | dihydromint lactone | FL/FR |
delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | octalactone | FL/FR |
milky |
gamma- | butyrolactone | FL/FR |
minty |
| myrtenal | FL/FR |
mushroom |
3- | octen-2-ol | FL/FR |
musk |
iso | ambrettolide | FL/FR |
soapy |
1- | dodecanol | FL/FR |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
sour |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
spicy |
| benzylidene acetone | FL |
| levisticum officinale oleoresin | FL |
sweet |
| vanilla oleoresin bali | FL/FR |
toasted |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
tomato |
| methional | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin | FL/FR |
| ethyl vanillin isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl vanillin propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
| vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanillyl acetate | FL/FR |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
epsilon- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| decanol | FL/FR |
2- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decenal | FL/FR |
| dihydrojasmone lactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 10-undecenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl laurate | FL/FR |
| myristic acid | FL/FR |
2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-furoate | FL |
delta- | tetradecalactone | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | undecanone | FL/FR |
woody |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
6 | amyl alpha pyrone | 6- | amyl-2-pyrone | 6- | amyl-a-pyrone | 5- | hydroxy-2,4-decadienoic acid d-lactone | 5- | hydroxy-2,4-decadienoic acid delta-lactone | 6-( | pent-1-yl)-2H-pyran-2-one | 6- | pentyl-2-pyrone | 6- | pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one | 6-N- | pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one | 6- | pentyl-a-pyrone | 6- | pentyl-alpha-pyrone | 6- | pentylpyran-2-one | 2H- | pyran-2-one, 6-pentyl- |
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