Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.84200 to 0.84600 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.014 to 7.048
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Refractive Index: | 1.43800 to 1.44200 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -106.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 65.00 to 67.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 185.567001 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 5.00 °F. TCC ( -15.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.540 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | oils | | water, 6429 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: sulfurous |
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| sulfurous garlic tomato coffee cabbage meaty |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. | sulfury garlic tomato coffee pyridene cabbage vegetable meaty |
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| sulfurous tomato cabbage vegetable meaty metallic |
Odor Description: at 0.10 %. | Sulfurous, tomato and cabbage vegetative with dimethyl sulfide, meaty and metallic nuances Mosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 3, 25, (2000) |
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Flavor Type: sulfurous |
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| sulfurous vegetable sweet corn eggy meaty clam |
Taste Description: at 0.25 - 2.00 ppm. | Sulfurous, vegetative, dimethyl sulfide-like sweet corn notes, eggy, meaty and clam nuances Mosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 3, 25, (2000) |
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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 11 - Highly flammable. R 38 - Irritating to 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 33 - Take precautionary measures against static discharge. 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: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for ethyl methyl sulfide usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | ND (μg/capita/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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: 18 |
Click here to view publication 18 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | 1.00000 | 6.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 0.20000 | 2.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 0.20000 | 2.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | 0.20000 | 2.00000 |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | 0.04000 | 0.04000 |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 0.20000 | 2.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | 0.10000 | 1.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | 0.10000 | 1.00000 |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | 0.01000 | 0.10000 |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | 4.00000 | 44.00000 |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | 1000.00000 | 1000.00000 |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | 0.20000 | 2.00000 |
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): |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 8 (FGE.08)[1]: Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical group 20 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 1 (FGE.08Rev1): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 3 (FGE.08Rev3): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 08, Revision 4 (FGE.08Rev4): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 624-89-5 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 12230 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 1993 |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| methylsulfanylethane |
Chemidplus: | 0000624895 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
alliaceous |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
| propyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
chocolate |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| furfuryl mercaptan | FL/FR |
1- | hydroxy-2-butanone | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
green |
2-iso | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| geranium thiazole | FL/FR |
1- | hepten-3-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
musty |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
nutty |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
| dimethyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| ferula assa-foetida absolute | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
S- | furfuryl thioformate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
| methyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
2-( | methyl thio) phenol | FL/FR |
| onion oil | FL/FR |
S- | tropical 2-thiobutyrate | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
| methional | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| allyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| diethyl trisulfide | FL |
| dimethyl tetrasulfide | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl-3-thiofuroyl furan | FL |
| mercaptoacetaldehyde | FL |
| methyl butyl sulfide | FL |
4-( | methyl thio) butanol | FL |
2-( | methyl thio) methyl-2-butenal | FL |
4- | methyl thiobutyl isothiocyanate | FL |
5- | methyl thiopentyl isothiocyanate | FL |
2- | methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-5-methoxythiazole | FL |
iso | propyl disulfide | FL |
| tetrahydrothiophene | FL |
S- | tropical 2-thiobutyrate | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| benzyl mercaptan | FL |
| dicyclohexyl disulfide | FL |
| propyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
brown |
1- | hydroxy-2-butanone | FL/FR |
burnt |
| furfuryl alcohol | FL |
2- | methyl quinoxaline | FL |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| caramel furanone | FL |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
coffee |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| coffee pyrazine | FL |
| difurfuryl ether | FL |
| diisoamyl thiomalate | FL |
2,4- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
| furfuryl mercaptan | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
2- | thiophene thiol | FL |
earthy |
| difurfuryl sulfide | FL |
fermented |
| methyl thio isovalerate | FL |
fruity |
| furfuryl propionate | FL |
| methionyl butyrate | FL |
fusel |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
2-iso | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| geranium thiazole | FL/FR |
1- | hepten-3-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine | FL |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
meaty |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan | FL |
2-( | methyl thio) phenol | FL/FR |
| pyrazinyl ethane thiol | FL |
metallic |
2,5- | dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane | FL |
mustard |
| furfuryl methyl ether | FL |
musty |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
3,5(6)- | cocoa pyrazine | FL |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
onion |
| furfuryl isopropyl sulfide | FL |
| methyl propyl disulfide | FL |
roasted |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate | FL |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| butyl mercaptan | FL |
| diallyl polysulfides | FL |
| diallyl tetrasulfide | FL |
| dimethyl disulfide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
S- | ethyl thioacetate | FL |
| ferula assa-foetida absolute | FL/FR |
| furfuryl methyl sulfide | FL |
S- | furfuryl thioformate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thiopropionate | FL |
| methyl 4-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
| methyl benzyl disulfide | FL |
| methyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
| onion oil | FL/FR |
| potato butanone | FL |
2- | thienyl mercaptan | FL |
tomato |
| methional | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| ethane, (methylthio)- | | ethyl methyl sulphide | | ethyl methyl thioether | | ethylmethyl sulfide | | ethylmethyl thioether | | methyl ethyl sulfide | | methyl ethyl sulphide | 1-( | methyl thio) ethane | | methyl thioethane | ( | methylsulfanyl)ethane | | methylsulfanylethane | 1-( | methylthio) ethane | ( | methylthio)ethane | 1-( | methylthio)ethane | | methylthioethane | | sulfide, ethyl methyl | 2- | thiabutane |
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