Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 97.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.06700 to 1.07500 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.879 to 8.945
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Refractive Index: | 1.47100 to 1.47500 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 211.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 1.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.172000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 180.00 °F. TCC ( 82.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.121 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 1627 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Similar Items: note |
allyl 2-furoate |
butyl 2-furoate |
ethyl 2-furoate |
hexyl 2-furoate |
methyl 2-furoate |
octyl 2-furoate |
phenethyl 2-furoate |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: herbal |
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| sweet herbal earthy chocolate mushroom |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | sweet herbal earthy chocolate mushroom |
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Flavor Type: phenolic |
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| phenolic burnt |
Taste Description:
| phenolic burnt |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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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: |
intraperitoneal-rat LDLo 75 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 58, Pg. 174, 1936.
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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: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for propyl 2-furoate usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.061 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.10 (μg/capita/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 540 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | II |
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: | - | 0.03000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | 0.20000 |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 0.03000 |
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) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 (FGE.13); Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 66 (FGE.66)[1]:Consideration of furfuryl alcohol and related flavouring substances evaluated by JECFA (55th meeting) structurally related to Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side chain substituents and heteroatoms evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13 (2005) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13Rev1: Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 67 (FGE.67): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13, Revision 2 (FGE.13Rev2): Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 66, Revision 1 (FGE.66Rev1): Consideration of Furfuryl Alcohol and Related Flavouring Substances Evaluated by JECFA (55th meeting) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 1 (FGE.67Rev.1): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 Revision 3 (FGE.13Rev3): furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 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 : | 11982 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| propyl furan-2-carboxylate |
Chemidplus: | 0000615101 |
RTECS: | LV2022500 for cas# 615-10-1 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2- | furan carboxylic acid propyl ester | 2- | furancarboxylic acid N-propyl ester | 2- | furancarboxylic acid, propyl ester | 2- | furoic acid N-propyl ester | 2- | furoic acid propyl ester | 2- | furoic acid, N-propyl ester | 2- | furoic acid, propyl ester | | propyl 2-furan carboxylate | | propyl 2-furancarboxylate | | propyl furan-2-carboxylate | | propyl pyromucate | N- | propyl pyromucate | | propyl-2-furoate |
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