Category: flavor and fragrance agents
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Physical Properties:
Appearance: | pale yellow to yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.05500 to 1.05900 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.789 to 8.822
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Refractive Index: | 1.51400 to 1.52000 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 66.00 to 67.00 °C. @ 23.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 80.00 °C. @ 50.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 2.849000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 125.00 °F. TCC ( 51.67 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.259 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 670.5 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: sulfurous |
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| sulfurous onion garlic coffee mustard horseradish |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in dipropylene glycol. | sulfury onion garlic coffee mustard horseradish |
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| sulfurous onion garlic coffee mustard pungent horseradish peppery |
Odor Description:
| Sulfureous, onion, garlic, coffee and mustard-like with pungent horseradish and peppery nuances Mosciano, Gerard P&F 20, No. 1, 31, (1995) |
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Flavor Type: musty |
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| musty mustard onion garlic mushroom coffee savory |
Taste Description: at 50.00 ppm. | Musty, mustard, onion, garlic, mushroom, coffee and savory nuances Mosciano, Gerard P&F 20, No. 1, 31, (1995) |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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R C Treatt & Co Ltd |
5-Methylthio-2-methylfuran Halal, Kosher |
Odor Description: | strong sulphurous |
Taste Description: | sulphurous Used in bakery and sauces at 1.5ppm. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 10 - Flammable. R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking. 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 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, 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. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
Not determined
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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 |
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 1.10 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.02 (μg/capita/day) |
NOEL (No Observed Effect Level): | 1.30 (mg/kg bw per day) |
Structure Class: | III |
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: 6 |
Click here to view publication 6 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 1.50000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
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: | - | 1.50000 |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | 1.50000 |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | 1.50000 |
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 |
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 |
Consideration of sulfur-substituted furan derivatives used as flavouring agents evaluated by JECFA (59th meeting) structurally related to a subgroup of substances within the group of “Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14” evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13Rev1 (2009) 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 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 65, Revision 1 (FGE.65Rev1): Consideration of sulfur-substituted furan derivatives used as flavouring agents evaluated by JECFA (59th meeting) structurally related to a subgroup of substances within the group of ‘Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14’ evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13Rev2 (2011) View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 13678-59-6 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 61657 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 1993 |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 2-methyl-5-methylsulfanylfuran |
Chemidplus: | 0013678596 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
alliaceous |
| dibutyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl trisulfide | FL/FR |
| dipropyl disulfide | FL/FR |
1,3- | dithiane | |
| ferula assa-foetida gum oil | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
| propyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
citrus |
| grapefruit mercaptan | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
creamy |
2,3- | butane diol | FR |
ethereal |
2- | methyl-1-butanol | FL/FR |
fermented |
| ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| furfuryl acetate | FL/FR |
green |
| green dioxolane | FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl tiglate | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
meaty |
| meaty dithiane | FL/FR |
spicy |
| ethyl vinyl ketone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
1,3- | dithiolane | |
| ethyl 2-mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| ferula assa-foetida absolute | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
2-( | methyl thio) phenol | FL/FR |
4- | methyl-1,3-dithiane | |
| onion oil | FL/FR |
2- | phenethyl isothiocyanate | FL/FR |
4- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| allyl methyl disulfide | FL |
| allyl methyl trisulfide | FL |
| allyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| allyl propyl sulfide | FL |
| allyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
iso | amyl mercaptan | FL |
iso | butyl mercaptan | FL |
| diethyl trisulfide | FL |
(Z+E)-2,5- | dimethyl-3-tetrahydrofuran thiol | FL |
(Z+E)-2,5- | dimethyl-3-thioacetoxytetrahydrofuran | FL |
| dipropyl sulfide | FL |
| ethyl isothiocyanate | FL |
| ethyl methyl trisulfide | FL |
| ethyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| ethyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
| heptyl mercaptan | FL |
4- | mercapto-3-methyl-2-butanol | FL |
| methyl butyl sulfide | FL |
| methyl isothiocyanate | FL |
2-( | methyl thio) methyl-2-butenal | FL |
4- | methyl thiobutyl isothiocyanate | FL |
6- | methyl thiohexyl isothiocyanate | FL |
5- | methyl thiopentyl isothiocyanate | FL |
4- | pentenyl isothiocyanate | FL |
2- | phenethyl isothiocyanate | FL/FR |
| propenyl propyl disulfide | FL |
iso | propyl disulfide | FL |
2,3,5- | trithiahexane | FL |
alliaceous |
| allyl disulfide | FL |
| allyl mercaptan | FL |
| allyl thiopropionate | FL |
| benzyl mercaptan | FL |
1,3- | butane dithiol | FL |
| cyclopentyl mercaptan | FL |
| dicyclohexyl disulfide | FL |
| diethyl disulfide | FL |
| dimethyl trisulfide | FL/FR |
| dipropyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dipropyl trisulfide | FL |
| ferula assa-foetida gum oil | FL/FR |
3- | mercapto-2-methyl pentanol | FL |
3- | mercapto-2-pentanone | FL |
| methyl 3-mercaptobutanoate | FL |
2- | methyl thioacetaldehyde | FL |
iso | propyl isothiocyanate | FL |
| propyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
3- | tetrahydrothiophenone | FL |
| truffle sulfide | FL |
burnt |
| methyl phenyl disulfide | FL |
cabbage |
| methyl 2-thiofuroate | FL |
citrus |
| grapefruit mercaptan | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
corn chip |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
eggy |
iso | propyl mercaptan | FL |
estery |
| furfuryl acetate | FL/FR |
ethereal |
2- | methyl-1-butanol | FL/FR |
fruity |
4- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
garlic |
| allyl methyl sulfide | FL |
| garlic oleoresin | FL |
green |
| dibutyl sulfide | FL/FR |
2- | furyl acetone | FL |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl tiglate | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
meaty |
| meaty dithiane | FL/FR |
3- | mercapto-2-butanone | FL |
(R,S)-2- | mercapto-3-butanol | FL |
2-( | methyl thio) phenol | FL/FR |
bis(2- | methyl-3-furyl) disulfide | FL |
ortho- | thiocresol | FL |
metallic |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
musty |
| ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
onion |
1,3- | dithiane | |
| ethyl 2-mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| methionol | FL |
| methyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| methyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
| propyl thioacetate | FL |
roasted |
| ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate | FL |
seafood |
1,4- | dithiane | FL |
spicy |
| ethyl vinyl ketone | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| allyl sulfide | FL |
| butyl mercaptan | FL |
| diallyl polysulfides | FL |
| diallyl tetrasulfide | FL |
| diallyl trisulfide | FL |
| dimethyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
1,3- | dithiolane | |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
S- | ethyl thioacetate | FL |
| ferula assa-foetida absolute | FL/FR |
| furfuryl methyl sulfide | FL |
| furfuryl thiopropionate | FL |
3- | mercapto-2-methyl pentanal | FL |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
| methyl 2-methyl-3-furyl disulfide | FL |
| methyl 4-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
| methyl thiomethyl butyrate | FL |
4- | methyl-1,3-dithiane | |
| onion oil | FL/FR |
| onion oleoresin | FL |
vegetable |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
| radish isothiocyanate | FL |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| furan, 2-methyl-5-(methylthio)- | 2- | methyl 5-(methylthio)furan | | methyl 5-methylfuryl sulfide | 5- | methyl furyl methyl sulfide | 5- | methyl-2-(methylthio)furan | 2- | methyl-5-(methyl thio) furan | 2- | methyl-5-(methylmercapto)furan | 2- | methyl-5-(methylsulfanyl)furan | 2- | methyl-5-(methylthio) furan | 2- | methyl-5-(methylthio)furan | 2- | methyl-5-methyl sulfanyl furan | 2- | methyl-5-methyl thiofuran | 2- | methyl-5-methylsulfanylfuran | 2- | methyl-5-methylthiofuran | 2- | methyl-5-thiomethyl furan | 2- | methyl-5-thiomethylfuran | 5- | methylfuryl methyl sulfide | 5-( | methylthio)propyl acetate |
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