Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.97800 to 0.98400 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.138 to 8.188
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Refractive Index: | 1.49500 to 1.50100 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 189.00 to 190.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.792000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 156.00 °F. TCC ( 68.89 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.570 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 3962 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: nutty |
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| nutty |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in dipropylene glycol. | nutty |
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Flavor Type: earthy |
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| earthy green nutty |
Taste Description:
| earthy green nutty |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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R C Treatt & Co Ltd |
2-Methyl-3-propylpyrazine Halal, Kosher |
Odor Description: | nutty |
Taste Description: | nutty |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. 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: |
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 |
Recommendation for 2-methyl-3-propyl pyrazine usage levels up to: | | 0.1000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.011 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 400 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 540 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | II |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
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) on a request from the Commission related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 17 (FGE.17): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 50 (FGE.50): Consideration of pyrazine derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to pyrazine derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.17 (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 17, Revision 1 (FGE.17Rev1): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) [1] View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 17, Revision 2 (FGE.17Rev2): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 50, Revision 1 (FGE.50Rev1): Consideration of pyrazine derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to pyrazine derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.17Rev2 (2010) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 17, Revision 3 (FGE.17Rev3): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 15986-80-8 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 85224 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 2-methyl-3-propylpyrazine |
Chemidplus: | 0015986808 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
2- | acetonyl-5-methyl furan | |
2,5- | dimethyl-3,6-diethyl pyrazine | |
| gentiana lutea root extract | FL/FR |
2,5- | lutidine | |
2-( | pyridyl-2)-methyl methyl sulfide | |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde dibutyl acetal | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
bready |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
| bornyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
chocolate |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
| cocoa hexenal | FL/FR |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
coconut |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| coumane | FL/FR |
| tonka bean resinoid | FR |
earthy |
2- | ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
fatty |
| coconut absolute | FL/FR |
fermented |
| valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
floral |
| boronia butenal | FR |
para- | cresyl laurate | FL/FR |
ortho- | methyl acetophenone | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
herbal |
1- | octen-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| saffron pyranone | FR |
| thymyl methyl ether | FL/FR |
licorice |
| glycyrrhiza glabra root extract | FL/FR |
musty |
2- | acetyl pyrrole | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
| hazelnut pyrazine | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
ortho- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-5-methyl furan | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | lutidine | FL/FR |
| maraniol | CS |
2- | methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| shoyu pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl oxazole | FL/FR |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| vinyl sulfurol | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
roasted |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
spicy |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
tobacco |
| veltonal (Bedoukian) | FR |
tonka |
| coumarin | FR |
| tonka bean absolute | FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
woody |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
yeasty |
2- | octen-4-one | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
| bornyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyramide | FL |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
| chocolate pyrazine B | FL |
| coumane | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,5- | diethyl thiazole | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL |
6,7- | dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-5H-cyclopentapyrazine | FL |
| dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
(Z+E)-5- | ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-butyl) thiazoline | FL |
(Z+E)-5- | ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-methyl propyl) thiazoline | FL |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
2- | hexyl-5 or 6-keto-1,4-dioxane | FL |
2- | methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) acetate | FL |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| peanut dithiazine | FL |
2- | propyl pyridine | FL |
| pyrrole | FL |
para- | salicylic acid | FL |
| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| thiazole | FL |
| valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
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5- | acetyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-thiazine | FL |
| sulfuryl formate | FL |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde dibutyl acetal | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
2- | methyl thioacetaldehyde | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
anisic |
ortho- | methyl acetophenone | FL/FR |
bitter |
2-( | pyridyl-2)-methyl methyl sulfide | |
bready |
2- | propionyl thiazole | FL |
burnt |
2- | methyl quinoxaline | FL |
2,4,5- | trimethyl oxazole | FL/FR |
buttery |
| butyroin | FL |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
ortho- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
cocoa |
| cocoa hexenal | FL/FR |
coffee |
| difurfuryl ether | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl-3,6-diethyl pyrazine | |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2-iso | propyl pyrazine | FL |
corn chip |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
creamy |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fatty |
2- | acetonyl-5-methyl furan | |
| coconut absolute | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | decadienal | FL |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | nonadienal | FL |
fishy |
4,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
fruity |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
2,4- | hexadien-1-ol | FL |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
| propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
fusel |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
| dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiophene | FL |
| gentiana lutea root extract | FL/FR |
3- | methyl pyridine | FL |
4- | methyl thiazole | FL |
2- | methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine | FL |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
1- | octen-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| propylene glycol acetone ketal | FL |
2- | vinyl pyrazine | FL |
lactonic |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
licorice |
| glycyrrhiza glabra root extract | FL/FR |
meaty |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
musty |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethoxythiazole | FL |
| hazelnut pyrazine | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
| propionaldehyde | FL |
| shoyu pyrazine | FL/FR |
| thymyl methyl ether | FL/FR |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl pyrrole | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-5-methyl furan | FL/FR |
| aconitic acid | FL |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
3,5- | diethyl-2-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-5-vinyl thiazole | FL |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
1- | ethyl-2-acetyl pyrrole | FL |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | lutidine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty thiazole | FL |
| peanut oxazole | FL |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| vinyl sulfurol | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | propionyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
roasted |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
2,5- | lutidine | |
toasted |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
vegetable |
2- | octen-4-one | FL/FR |
waxy |
para- | cresyl laurate | FL/FR |
winey |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2-methyl pyridine | FL |
| valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2- | methyl-3-n-propylpyrazine | 2- | methyl-3-propyl-pyrazine | 2- | methyl-3-propylpyrazine | | peanut pyrazine | 3- | propyl-2-methyl pyrazine | 3- | propyl-2-methylpyrazine | 2- | propyl-3-methyl pyrazine | 2- | propyl-3-methylpyrazine | | pyrazine, 2-methyl-3-propyl- |
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