Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear oily liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | Yes |
Specific Gravity: | 1.10400 to 1.10700 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 9.197 to 9.222
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Refractive Index: | 1.52300 to 1.52600 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | 7.00 to 8.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 263.00 to 270.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 1.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.009000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | > 230.00 °F. TCC ( > 110.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.801 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 489.9 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Similar Items: note |
hexyl para-anisate |
methyl para-anisate |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: anisic |
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| anisic tarragon fruity |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | aniseed tarragon fruity |
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| sweet anisic licorice fruity spicy cherry floral powdery |
Odor Description:
| Sweet anisic, licorice, fruity, spice, cherry, floral and powdery Mosciano, Gerard P&F 18, No. 2, 38, (1993) |
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Flavor Type: anise |
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| anise sweet fruity licorice grape cherry |
Taste Description: at 30.00 ppm. | Anise, sweet, fruity, licorice, grape and cherry like 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:
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 2040 mg/kg (Levenstein, 1975l)
oral-rat LD50 2040 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 757, 1976.
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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 ethyl para-anisate usage levels up to: | | 4.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 9.10 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 2.00 (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: | - | 7.20000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 2.60000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 0.96000 |
fruit ices: | - | 0.96000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 8.80000 |
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:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of hydroxyl- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives 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): |
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 20 (FGE.20): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 52 (FGE.52): Consideration of hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 1 (FGE.20Rev1): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 2 (FGE.20Rev2): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 3(FGE.20Rev3): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 94-30-4 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 60979 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate |
Chemidplus: | 0000094304 |
RTECS: | BZ4697000 for cas# 94-30-4 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
4- | methyl-2-(1-methyl-1-butenyl)-1,3-dioxolane | |
2,2,3- | trimethyl cyclopentane ethanol | |
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| dehydro-ar-ionene | |
anise |
| anise oleoresin | FL/FR |
| anise seed oil | FL/FR |
star | anise seed oil china | FL/FR |
| anise seed oil colombia | FL/FR |
star | anise seed oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel absolute | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel oleoresin | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel seed oil | FL/FR |
anisic |
ortho- | acetanisole | FL/FR |
para- | acetanisole | FL/FR |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propanal | FR |
| dihydroanethol | FL/FR |
| estragole | FL/FR |
| methyl para-anisate | FL/FR |
| ocimum basilicum herb oil | FL/FR |
3- | pentyl bicyclo[3.2.1]-6-octen-2-one | FR |
| sassafras acetate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| butyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| tolu balsam oil | FL/FR |
berry |
| raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
caramellic |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
| maple furanone | FL/FR |
| shoyu furanone | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
chemical |
iso | butyl formate | FL/FR |
| propyl propionate | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | ethyl-1-hexanol | FL/FR |
coconut |
| tetrahydrojasmone | FR |
earthy |
| pinus sylvestris leaf absolute | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| ethyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl formate | FL/FR |
floral |
| acetophenone | FL/FR |
| anise indene | FR |
| anisyl propanal / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| autumn carboxylate | FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| boronia absolute | FL/FR |
| citronellyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| dictamnus hispanicus oil | FR |
4,6- | dimethyl-alpha-allyl-3-cyclohexene methanol | |
2,4- | dimethyl-alpha-allyl-3-cyclohexene methanol | |
| hawthorn acetate | FR |
| heliotropyl acetone | FL/FR |
2- | hexylidene cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| rose carboxylate | FR |
| rose oil (rosa damascena) russia | FL/FR |
| rose oil (rosa damascena) turkey | FL/FR |
| souroubea specialty | FR |
| terpinyl valerate | FL/FR |
| ylang ylang flower oil III | FL/FR |
fruity |
para- | anisyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| berry hexanoate | FR |
iso | butyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
1,4- | diethyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo(3.2.1)octane | FR |
| ethyl 3-(2-furyl) propanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl benzoyl acetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
| ethyl propionate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | ethyl sorbate | FL/FR |
| grapefruit acetal | FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| linalyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| menthyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone butyrate | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 2 | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
| vanilla carboxylate | FL/FR |
| xanthoxylum fruit oil | FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
2- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| thuja occidentalis leaf absolute | FR |
| tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
american | elder flower absolute | FR |
| floral nitrile | FR |
| lavender absolute bulgaria | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil morocco | FL/FR |
| tricyclodecenyl isobutyrate | FR |
honey |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
licorice |
(E)- | anethol | FL/FR |
| clausena anisata leaf oil | |
minty |
bitter | fennel flower oil lithuania | |
bitter | fennel seed oil lithuania | CS |
naphthyl |
beta- | naphthyl methyl ether | FL/FR |
phenolic |
| anisole | FL/FR |
powdery |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
spicy |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl alcohol | FL/FR |
homo | anisaldehyde | FL/FR |
| artemisia dracunculus herb oil | FL/FR |
| cadinadiene | |
| cananga leaf oil | FR |
| cinnamyl propionate | FL/FR |
| croton eluteria bark oil | FL/FR |
iso | cyclogeraniol (IFF) | FR |
2,5- | dimethyl bicyclo(3.2.1)-2-octen-3-yl acetate + 1,4-dimethyl bicyclo(3.2.1)-2-octen-3-yl acetate | FR |
iso | eugenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| eugenyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-para- | methoxycinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
(E)- | propyl 2-furan acrylate | FL/FR |
terpenic |
| angelica seed oil | FL/FR |
waxy |
| ethyl decanoate | FL/FR |
woody |
beta- | caryophyllene alcohol acetate | FL/FR |
| cyperus root oil (cyperus rotundus) | FR |
| guaiacwood oil | FL/FR |
| kaempferia galanga rhizome oil | FL/FR |
| patchouli ethanone | FR |
| rhubarb oxirane | FR |
| spicy pentanone | FL/FR |
| vetiver oil fractions | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
homo | anisaldehyde | FL/FR |
| benzyl methyl tiglate | FL |
| butyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| cadinadiene | |
beta- | caryophyllene alcohol acetate | FL/FR |
| clausena anisata leaf oil | |
| dehydro-ar-ionene | |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
4- | ethyl anisole | FL |
O- | ethyl S-(2-furyl methyl) thiocarbonate | FL |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
| eugenyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
bitter | fennel flower oil lithuania | |
2- | hexylidene cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
(E)-para- | methoxycinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| methyl para-anisate | FL/FR |
(±)-3-((2- | methyl-3-furyl)thio)-2-butanone | FL |
| myrtle oil morocco | FL/FR |
| pinus sylvestris leaf absolute | FL/FR |
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| hexyl 3-mercaptobutanoate | FL |
acidic |
(E)-2- | hexenoic acid | FL |
amber |
| angelica seed oil | FL/FR |
anise |
(E)- | anethol | FL/FR |
| anise oleoresin | FL/FR |
| anise seed oil | FL/FR |
star | anise seed oil china | FL/FR |
| anise seed oil colombia | FL/FR |
star | anise seed oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel absolute | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel oleoresin | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel seed oil | FL/FR |
4- | methyl-2-(1-methyl-1-butenyl)-1,3-dioxolane | |
anisic |
para- | acetanisole | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
aromatic |
| anisole | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| ethyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| tolu balsam oil | FL/FR |
berry |
| heliotropyl acetone | FL/FR |
| raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
2,2,3- | trimethyl cyclopentane ethanol | |
| kaempferia galanga rhizome oil | FL/FR |
caramellic |
5- | ethyl-3,4,5,6-tetramethyl cyclohexen-2-one | FL |
| maple furanone | FL/FR |
| shoyu furanone | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
creamy |
2,4- | heptadienal | FL |
ethereal |
| ethyl acetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
2- | ethyl-1-hexanol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
floral |
| cinnamyl propionate | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-alpha-allyl-3-cyclohexene methanol | |
4,6- | dimethyl-alpha-allyl-3-cyclohexene methanol | |
| linalyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| rose oil (rosa damascena) russia | FL/FR |
| rose oil (rosa damascena) turkey | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
| ylang ylang flower oil III | FL/FR |
fruity |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| boronia absolute | FL/FR |
iso | butyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-(2-furyl) propanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl benzoyl acetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
| ethyl propionate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | ethyl sorbate | FL/FR |
2- | furyl pentyl ketone | FL |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| menthyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | methyl sorbate | FL |
(E)- | propyl 2-furan acrylate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl formate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| spicy pentanone | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone butyrate | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 2 | FL/FR |
| terpinyl valerate | FL/FR |
| tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
| vanilla carboxylate | FL/FR |
green |
(E)-2- | heptenal | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | hexadienal | FL |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
herbal |
| dihydroanethol | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute bulgaria | FL/FR |
| ocimum basilicum herb oil | FL/FR |
licorice |
2- | butyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL |
| estragole | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
beta- | naphthyl methyl ether | FL/FR |
powdery |
ortho- | acetanisole | FL/FR |
| acetophenone | FL/FR |
| powdery ketone | FL |
rummy |
iso | butyl formate | FL/FR |
spicy |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl alcohol | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| artemisia dracunculus herb oil | FL/FR |
| croton eluteria bark oil | FL/FR |
iso | eugenyl acetate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl biphenyl | FL |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
S- | ethyl thioacetate | FL |
tarragon |
| sassafras acetate | FL/FR |
tropical |
| propyl propionate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| ethyl decanoate | FL/FR |
woody |
| guaiacwood oil | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| anisic acid ethyl ester | p- | anisic acid ethyl ester | para- | anisic acid ethyl ester | | benzoic acid, 4-methoxy-, ethyl ester | | ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate | | ethyl anisate | | ethyl anisate natural | | ethyl p methoxy benzoate (ethyl p anisate) | | ethyl p-anisate | | ethyl p-anisate natural | | ethyl p-methoxy benzoate | | ethyl p-methoxybenzoate | | ethyl para-methoxybenzoate | | ethyl4-methoxybenzoate | 4- | methoxybenzoic acid ethyl ester | p- | methoxybenzoic acid ethyl ester | para- | methoxybenzoic acid ethyl ester |
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