Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: herbal |
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| fruity herbal waxy caramellic savory |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | fruity herbal waxy caramel savory |
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Flavor Type: herbal |
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| herbal |
Taste Description:
| herbal |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
BUTYL LEVULINATE ≥97.0%, Kosher |
Odor Description: | An herbaceous, waxy, fatty odor with savory applications For a smoky savory note in heavier fragrances. |
Taste Description: | herbal Used in herb, butter, bacon, chocolate, smoke flavors. Fruit applications include banana, melon, honeydew and cherry flavors. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | None - None found. |
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
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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. |
Human Experience: |
4 % solution: no irritation or sensitization. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 21, Pg. 655, 1983.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 21, Pg. 655, 1983.
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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 butyl levulinate usage levels up to: | | 4.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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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: 3 |
Click here to view publication 3 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 4.60000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 2.10000 |
fruit ices: | - | 2.10000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 4.60000 |
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: | - | - |
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) on a request from the Commission related to - Flavouring Group Evaluation 10: Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 - (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 1 (FGE10 Rev1)[1] - Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 2 (FGE.10Rev2): Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 2052-15-5 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 16331 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| butyl 4-oxopentanoate |
Chemidplus: | 0002052155 |
RTECS: | OI1695000 for cas# 2052-15-5 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
aldehydic |
| dodecanal (aldehyde C-12 lauric) | FL/FR |
anisic |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | tetradecenal | FL/FR |
creamy |
| creamy lactone | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
earthy |
| octyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| spathulenol | |
ethereal |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl undecylenate | 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 |
| 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 |
floral |
iso | amyl angelate | FL/FR |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| benzyl acetone | FL/FR |
| butyl tiglate | FR |
| cassis cyclohexene | FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
| coranol (Firmenich) | FR |
| decanal / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| dihydrolinalool | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
3,6- | dimethyl-3-octanol | FL/FR |
| ethyl linalool | FR |
| ethyl linalyl acetal | FR |
| ethyl linalyl acetate | FR |
| ethyl linalyl ether | FL/FR |
(±)-4- | ethyl octanal | FL/FR |
| gelsone (IFF) | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute (from pommade) | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute egypt (from concrete) | FL/FR |
| jasmin concrete | FR |
| jasmin concrete morocco | FR |
| linalool | FL/FR |
dextro- | linalool | FL/FR |
laevo- | linalool | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide | FL/FR |
| linalyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| magnolia flower oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| menthadienyl formate | FR |
| methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | FL/FR |
| methyl citronellate | FL/FR |
| nonan-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanone | FL/FR |
| octyl acetate | FL/FR |
| rose undecene | FR |
| tetrahydrolinalool | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl 10-undecenoate | FL/FR |
| allyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| balsam specialty | FR |
| decyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
3- | hexanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl-2-pentenoate | FR |
para- | menth-1-ene-9-ol | FL/FR |
| methyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
sesqui | phellandrene | |
2- | undecanone | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| dicyclopentadiene propionate | FR |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| herbal cyclohexane | FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| artemisia ludoviciana oil | FR |
| buchu mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
| chamomile propionate | FR |
| chamomile valerate | FR |
| cuminyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| linalyl formate | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
1-para- | menthen-9-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl hexyl ether | FL/FR |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
3- | octanon-1-ol | FL/FR |
beta-sesqui | phellandrene | |
| rue flower oil colombia | |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil cuba | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil egypt | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| tagete oil turkey | FL/FR |
| tagete oil zambia | FL/FR |
| tricyclodecenyl isobutyrate | FR |
| tricyclodecenyl propionate | FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
musk |
iso | ambrettolide | FL/FR |
oily |
| amyl laurate | FL/FR |
orris |
| orris capronate | FL/FR |
soapy |
| benzyl laurate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cubeb oil | FL/FR |
tonka |
6- | amyl-alpha-pyrone | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl laurate | FL/FR |
3- | decanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | decen-1-ol | |
(Z)-4- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| dihydrocitronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | dodecadien-1-ol | |
1- | dodecanol | FL/FR |
| ethyl decanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| heptyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl myristate | FL/FR |
| methyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| methyl undecanoate | FR |
| myristic acid | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| palmitic acid | FR |
| phytyl acetate | FL/FR |
| propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
| tetradecanal | FL/FR |
2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | tridecen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
woody |
2- | decalinyl acetate | FR |
| patchouli absolute | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| allyl 10-undecenoate | FL/FR |
| allyl 2-furoate | FL |
iso | amyl angelate | FL/FR |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
| amyl laurate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl methyl tiglate | FL |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
| cuminyl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | decanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | decen-1-ol | |
(E)-2- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
| dihydrocitronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
(±)-(cis+trans)-1,2- | dihydroperillaldehyde | FL |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | dodecadien-1-ol | |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl linalyl ether | FL/FR |
(±)-4- | ethyl octanal | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
dextro- | linalool | FL/FR |
| linalyl formate | FL/FR |
| magnolia flower oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| methyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | FL/FR |
| methyl myristate | FL/FR |
| methyl palmitate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl pentyl 4-methyl valerate | FL |
| nonan-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | octanon-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
sesqui | phellandrene | |
beta-sesqui | phellandrene | |
| propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
| rue flower oil colombia | |
| spathulenol | |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
2- | tetradecenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | tridecen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
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| althaea officinalis root tincture | FL |
acidic |
(E)-2- | hexenoic acid | FL |
bitter |
| glyceryl tributyrate | FL |
(E,Z,Z)-2,4,7- | tridecatrienal | FL/FR |
bready |
| mango furanone | FL |
caramellic |
5- | ethyl-3,4,5,6-tetramethyl cyclohexen-2-one | FL |
3- | methyl butyl 2-furyl butyrate | FL |
citrus |
laevo- | linalool | FL/FR |
| linalool | FL/FR |
coconut |
(R)- | massoia lactone | FL |
cooling |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
creamy |
| althaea officinalis root extract | FL |
6- | amyl-alpha-pyrone | FL/FR |
| creamy lactone | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| benzyl laurate | FL/FR |
| methyl hexyl ether | 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 (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
delta- | juniper lactone | FL/FR |
4- | methyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenoic acid | FL |
(Z)- | oleic acid | FL/FR |
| tetradecanal | FL/FR |
2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
floral |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dihydrolinalool | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute (from pommade) | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute egypt (from concrete) | FL/FR |
| linalyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| methyl citronellate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrolinalool | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetone | FL/FR |
| buchu mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| decyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL |
| ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| geranyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
3- | hexanone | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
1-para- | menthen-9-yl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| tagete oil turkey | FL/FR |
| tagete oil zambia | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| gelsone (IFF) | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexenoic acid | FL |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-undecynoate | FL |
3- | nonanone | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
3,6- | dimethyl-3-octanol | FL/FR |
para- | menth-1-ene-9-ol | FL/FR |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil cuba | FL/FR |
| tagete oil egypt | FL/FR |
musk |
iso | ambrettolide | FL/FR |
nutty |
| phytyl acetate | FL/FR |
orris |
| orris capronate | FL/FR |
soapy |
| dodecanal (aldehyde C-12 lauric) | FL/FR |
1- | dodecanol | FL/FR |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cubeb oil | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
tropical |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| decanol | FL/FR |
2- | decen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decenal | FL/FR |
| ethyl decanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl palmitate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
| heptyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 10-undecenoate | FL/FR |
| myristic acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl acetate | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | undecanone | FL/FR |
woody |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| butyl 4-ketovalerate | | butyl 4-oxopentanoate | N- | butyl 4-oxopentanoate | | butyl 4-oxovalerate | N- | butyl acetopropionate | | butyl acetyl propionate | | butyl gamma-butyrolactone | | butyl laevulinate | N- | butyl laevulinate | N- | butyl levulinate | | levulinic acid butyl ester | | levulinic acid, butyl ester | 4-keto | pentanoic acid butyl ester | | pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, butyl ester |
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