Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear oily liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.04700 to 1.05300 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.722 to 8.772
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Refractive Index: | 1.44900 to 1.45300 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | 31.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 110.00 to 112.00 °C. @ 15.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 59.00 to 60.00 °C. @ 0.04 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.145000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 225.00 °F. TCC ( 107.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 0.431 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | ether | | water, 3.219e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: herbal |
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| creamy fruity coconut |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | creamy fruity coconut |
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Flavor Type: creamy |
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| creamy spicy coconut |
Taste Description:
| creamy spicy coconut |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Firmenich |
HEXALACTONE DELTA Kosher for flavor |
Taste Description: | Nice caramelic coumarinic spicy and coconut notes HEXALACTONE DELTA has the classic lactonic profile with a nice spicy nuance. It is widely used in butter, cream milk, nut and fruit flavors. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 37/39 - Wear suitable gloves 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. |
Human Experience: |
4 % solution: no irritation or sensitization. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
gavage-rat LD50 13020 mg/kg (Smyth et al., 1962)
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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 delta-hexalactone usage levels up to: | | 4.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 320.00 (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: 4 |
Click here to view publication 4 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 10.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | 10.00000 |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 10.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | 10.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 10.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 10.00000 |
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: | - | - |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of lactones 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 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 |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 64 (FGE.64): Consideration of aliphatic acyclic diols, triols, and related substances evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to 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 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.10Rev1 (EFSA, 2008ab) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 92 (FGE.92): Consideration of aliphatic acyclic diols, triols, and related substances evaluated by JECFA (68th meeting) structurally related to aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones evaluated by EFSA in FGE.10Rev1 (2009) 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 ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 13204 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| 6-methyloxan-2-one |
Chemidplus: | 0000823223 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
d- | caprolactone | d- | hexalactone | | hexalactone delta | delta- | hexalactone FCC | | hexano-1,5-lactone | | hexanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, d-lactone | d- | hexanolactone | 5- | hexanolide | 5- | methyl-5-hydroxypentanoic acid lactone | 5- | methyl-d-valerolactone | d- | methyl-d-valerolactone | 5- | methyl-delta-valerolactone | 6- | methyloxan-2-one | 6- | methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one | 6- | methylvalerolactone | 2H- | pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-methyl- | | tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one |
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