Category: color agents, nutrient supplements
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | red crystalline powder (est) |
Assay: | 96.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 174.00 to 175.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 660.90 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Flash Point: | > 200.00 °F. TCC ( > 93.33 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 15.190 (est) |
Shelf Life: | 8.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly. |
Storage: | store under nitrogen. |
Storage: | refrigerate in tightly sealed containers. store under nitrogen. |
Soluble in: |
| chloroform | | water, 1.037e-013 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | balsam oriental |
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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 22 - Do not breath dust. 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. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-mouse LD50 > 3000 mg/kg (Milani et al., 1970)
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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: | color agents, nutrient supplements |
Recommendation for lycopene usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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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: 22 |
Click here to view publication 22 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 2.00000 | 20.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
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 Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Statement on the divergence between the risk assessment of lycopene by EFSA and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) View page or View pdf |
Revised exposure assessment for lycopene as a food colour View page or View pdf |
Use of Lycopene as a food colour [1] - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food View page or View pdf |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to an application on the use of alpha-tocopherol containing oil suspensions and cold water dispersible forms of lycopene from Blakeslea trispora as a food colour View page or View pdf |
Statement on the post-marketing monitoring of the use of lycopene View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to “L-tug lycopene” and reduction of blood LDL-cholesterol pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 View page or View pdf |
Extension of use of lycopene (E 160d) to certain meat preparations, meat products and fruit and vegetable preparations View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
ClinicalTrials.gov: | search |
Daily Med: | search |
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System: | Search |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 446925 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| (6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaene |
Chemidplus: | 0000502658 |
References:
| (6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaene |
NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |
Pubchem (cid): | 446925 |
Pubchem (sid): | 135023100 |
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| c.i. 75125 | psi,psi- | carotene | | ci 75125 | | lyco vit | (all-trans)- | lycopene | all-trans- | lycopene | trans- | lycopene | | lycopene 10 CWD | | lycopene from blakeslea trispora | | lycopene from escherichia coli expressing lycopene biosynthetic enzymes | | lycopene powder extract 5% | | lycotene 10% FT | | lycotene 10% WSC | | lycotene 20% OS | | lycotene 20% TG | | lycotene P.E. | | lycovit | | natural yellow 27 c.i. 75125 | (6E,8E,10E,12E, 14E,16E, 18E,20E,22E, 24E,26E)- 2,6,10,14,19,23, 27,31- | octamethyl dotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaene | (6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31- | octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaene | | redivivo lycopene | | tomato color (lycopene base no. 35100 51; liquid) | | tomato lycopene |
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