Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.90700 to 0.91700 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.547 to 7.630
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Refractive Index: | 1.41700 to 1.42700 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -25.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 90.00 °C. @ 5.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 216.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.058000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 215.00 °F. TCC ( 101.67 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.070 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | water, 1776 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: fatty |
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Odor Strength: | medium , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
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Substantivity: | > 168 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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| fatty cheesy oily fruity |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in propylene glycol. | fatty cheese oily fruity |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
5-METHYL HEXANOIC ACID ≥98.0%, Kosher |
Odor Description: | fatty, cheesy |
Taste Description: | fatty Can be used in cheese, butter and in fruit flavors for a 'natural fruit' note. |
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R C Treatt & Co Ltd |
5-Methylhexanoic acid NI, Kosher |
Odor Description: | Sour, fatty-cheese; Oily-fruity in dilution |
Taste Description: | fruity Useful in cheese, butter, and fruit flavors. Not as "sweaty" as the lower C4-C5 fatty acids. Normal use levels in finished consumer product: 0.05-5 ppm. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | C - Corrosive. |
R 34 - Causes burns. 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 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, gloves and eye/face protection. S 45 - In case of accident or if you feel unwell seek medical advice immediately.
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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: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 5-methyl hexanoic acid 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: 11 |
Click here to view publication 11 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
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: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | 5.00000 |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | 5.00000 |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | 3.00000 |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
| curcuma amada roxb. rhizome oil | CS |
acidic |
iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
anisic |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
cheesy |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeric acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-hexenoic acid | FR |
| hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
(E,Z,Z)-2,4,7- | tridecatrienal | FL/FR |
floral |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
fruity |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| dodecyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| filbert hexenone | FL/FR |
(R)-(-)-2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
4- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| hexyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| octyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
iso | propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
herbal |
6- | acetoxydihydrotheaspirane | FL/FR |
5- | methyl-3-heptanone | FL/FR |
nutty |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
oily |
| petal pyranone | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cadinadiene | |
waxy |
2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| nonanoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
6- | acetoxydihydrotheaspirane | FL/FR |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
| cadinadiene | |
| dodecyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cyclohexyl carboxylate | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
(R)-(-)-2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenoic acid | FL |
| hexyl valerate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
| octyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
acidic |
iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenoic acid | FL |
bitter |
(E,Z,Z)-2,4,7- | tridecatrienal | FL/FR |
buttery |
2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeric acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenoic acid | FL |
cheesy |
| hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
corn |
2- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
creamy |
| acetoin butyrate | FL |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-4-pentenoic acid | FL |
dairy |
4- | pentenoic acid | FL |
fatty |
| dimethyl sulfoxide | FL |
| nonanoic acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenoic acid | FL |
fermented |
| methyl thio isovalerate | FL |
fruity |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | decenoic acid | FL |
| filbert hexenone | FL/FR |
4- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
5- | methyl-3-heptanone | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
ketonic |
3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
meaty |
2- | methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan | FL |
musty |
S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
nutty |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
oily |
2- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
| petal pyranone | FL/FR |
sour |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL |
3- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
sulfurous |
| methyl 4-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
sweet |
| cyclohexyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
toasted |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
tropical |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
waxy |
2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
winey |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
iso | amyl acetic acid | iso | amylacetic acid | iso | enanthic acid | iso | heptanoic acid | | hexanoic acid, 5-methyl- | 5- | methyl caproic acid | 5- | methyl hexylic acid | 5- | methyl-hexanoicacid | 5- | methylcaproic acid | 5- | methylhexanoic acid | 5- | methylhexylic acid | iso | venanthic acid |
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