Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow crystalline powder (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 58.00 to 61.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 760.00 to 223.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.081000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 190.00 °F. TCC ( 87.78 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.987 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, very slightly | | water, 2175 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: fruity |
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| almond bitter almond phenolic cherry |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | bitter almond phenolic |
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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): | 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. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
gavage-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 1520 mg/kg (Mondino, 1982)
oral-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 1520 mg/kg (Peano & Berruto, 1982)
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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 4-methyl salicylaldehyde usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.61 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.30 (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: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 2.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 0.50000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 0.50000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 1.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 0.50000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | 1.00000 |
nut products: | - | 0.50000 |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | 0.50000 |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | 0.50000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of hydroxyl- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives 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 20 (FGE.20): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 52 (FGE.52): Consideration of hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 1 (FGE.20Rev1): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 2 (FGE.20Rev2): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 3(FGE.20Rev3): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 698-27-1 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 61200 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde |
Chemidplus: | 0000698271 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
anisic |
anisic |
ortho- | acetanisole | FL/FR |
ortho- | anisaldehyde | FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
sumatra | benzoin absolute | FL/FR |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-cinnamate | FL/FR |
| methyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
berry |
| raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
bready |
| furfural | FL/FR |
buttery |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
| butyrophenone | FL/FR |
dextro- | camphor | FL/FR |
chocolate |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
2- | methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| vanillyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
creamy |
para- | vanillyl alcohol | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| cyclohexyl formate | FL/FR |
floral |
| acetophenone | FL/FR |
| benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| dimethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde diisobutyl acetal | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| allyl benzoate | FR |
| allyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
bitter | almond oil | FL/FR |
iso | amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| benzaldehyde | FL/FR |
| benzaldehyde glycrol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | benzofuran carboxaldehyde | FL/FR |
| bread thiophene | FL/FR |
| cherry oxyacetate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| cherry propanol | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
4- | ethyl benzaldehyde | FL/FR |
| ethyl benzoyl acetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
para- | tolualdehyde | FL/FR |
meta- | tolualdehyde | FL/FR |
| tolualdehyde glyceryl acetal | FL/FR |
| tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p) | FL/FR |
green |
| benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| diphenyl oxide | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| seaweed absolute (fucus vesiculosus et serratus) | FL/FR |
herbal |
laevo- | perillaldehyde | FL/FR |
| yerba mate absolute | FL/FR |
honey |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenyl pyruvic acid | FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
minty |
| piperitenone | FL/FR |
mossy |
| veramoss (IFF) | FR |
naphthyl |
2,4- | dimethyl benzaldehyde | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
phenolic |
| anisole | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl benzofuran | FL/FR |
para-alpha- | dimethyl styrene | FL/FR |
ortho- | guaiacol | FL/FR |
2'- | hydroxyacetophenone | FL/FR |
| methyl benzoate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol | FL/FR |
| piper betle leaf oil | FR |
2- | propyl phenol | FL/FR |
4- | propyl phenol | FL/FR |
4- | vinyl phenol | FL/FR |
2,3- | xylenol | FL/FR |
2,5- | xylenol | FL/FR |
powdery |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dibenzyl ketone | FL/FR |
smoky |
4- | ethyl phenol | FL/FR |
| pyroligneous acids | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
4- | ethyl guaiacol | FL/FR |
para- | methoxycinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
(E)-para- | methoxycinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
4- | methyl guaiacol | FL/FR |
| zingerone | FL/FR |
vanilla |
ortho- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
woody |
| guaiacyl acetate | FL/FR |
beta- | thujaplicin | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| butyrophenone | FL/FR |
| chavicol | FL |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
2,4- | dihydroxybenzoic acid | FL |
2,6- | dimethoxy-4-vinyl phenol | FL |
ortho- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-phenyl-3-furoate | FL |
4- | ethyl benzaldehyde | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2-thiophene carboxaldehyde | FL |
2- | hexenal | FL |
(E)-para- | methoxycinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-cinnamate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl crotonic acid | FL |
| methyl furfuracrylate | FL |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| piperitenone | FL/FR |
2- | propyl phenol | FL/FR |
4- | propyl phenol | FL/FR |
para- | salicylic acid | FL |
| seaweed absolute (fucus vesiculosus et serratus) | FL/FR |
| tolualdehyde glyceryl acetal | FL/FR |
anisic |
ortho- | anisaldehyde | FL/FR |
aromatic |
| anisole | FL/FR |
laevo- | perillaldehyde | FL/FR |
berry |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
bitter |
| dibenzyl ketone | FL/FR |
brown |
| furfural | FL/FR |
burnt |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
buttery |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
chemical |
2,3- | dimethyl benzofuran | FL/FR |
cherry |
para- | methoxycinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
creamy |
para- | vanillyl alcohol | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fishy |
3- | penten-2-one | FL |
floral |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| allyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
bitter | almond oil | FL/FR |
iso | amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzaldehyde | FL/FR |
| benzaldehyde glycrol acetal | FL/FR |
| benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| bread thiophene | FL/FR |
| cherry laurel oil | FL |
| cherry oxyacetate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| cherry propanol | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl benzoyl acetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
2,4- | hexadien-1-ol | FL |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
meta- | tolualdehyde | FL/FR |
| tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p) | FL/FR |
green |
| benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl formate | FL/FR |
| diphenyl oxide | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde diisobutyl acetal | FL/FR |
herbal |
| yerba mate absolute | FL/FR |
meaty |
2,6- | dimethyl thiophenol | FL |
ortho- | thioguaiacol | FL |
medicinal |
dextro- | camphor | FL/FR |
musty |
2- | ethoxythiazole | FL |
2,5- | xylenol | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
2,4- | dimethyl benzaldehyde | FL/FR |
2'- | hydroxyacetophenone | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | benzofuran carboxaldehyde | FL/FR |
3,5(6)- | cocoa pyrazine | FL |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
phenolic |
| methyl benzoate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol | FL/FR |
| phenyl pyruvic acid | FL/FR |
4- | vinyl phenol | FL/FR |
2,3- | xylenol | FL/FR |
powdery |
ortho- | acetanisole | FL/FR |
| acetophenone | FL/FR |
| powdery ketone | FL |
rummy |
| vanillyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
smoky |
4- | ethyl phenol | FL/FR |
| pyroligneous acids | FL/FR |
spicy |
sumatra | benzoin absolute | FL/FR |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
para-alpha- | dimethyl styrene | FL/FR |
| methyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl guaiacol | FL/FR |
para- | tolualdehyde | FL/FR |
| zingerone | FL/FR |
woody |
4- | ethyl guaiacol | FL/FR |
ortho- | guaiacol | FL/FR |
| guaiacyl acetate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl- | 2,4- | cresotaldehyde | 2- | formyl-5-methylphenol | 2- | hydroxy-4-methyl benzaldehyde | 2- | hydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde | 2- | hydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde | 4- | methyl salicylic aldehyde | 4- | methyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde | 4- | methylsalicyclic aldehyde | 3- | methylsalicylaldehyde | 4- | methylsalicylaldehyde | m-homo | salicylaldehyde | meta-homo | salicylaldehyde | homo | salicylaldehyde, m- |
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