Category: flavoring 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: | 1.02800 to 1.03400 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.554 to 8.604
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Refractive Index: | 1.49700 to 1.50300 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 203.00 to 204.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.274000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 188.00 °F. TCC ( 86.67 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.966 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 606.1 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: fruity |
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| fruity coffee |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | fruity coffee |
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Flavor Type: fruity |
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| fruity quince |
Taste Description:
| fruity quince-like |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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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 furfuryl isobutyrate usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.89 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 3900 (μg/person/day) |
Adequate NOAEL exists: | Yes |
Threshold of Concern: | 90 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | III |
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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): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 20.00000 | 100.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
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) 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 |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 66 (FGE.66)[1]:Consideration of furfuryl alcohol and related flavouring substances evaluated by JECFA (55th meeting) structurally related to Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side chain substituents and heteroatoms evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13 (2005) 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 13 Revision 3 (FGE.13Rev3): furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 80454 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| furan-2-ylmethyl 2-methylpropanoate |
Chemidplus: | 0006270559 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
alliaceous |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
| fenugreek oleoresin | FL/FR |
5- | methyl furfural | FL/FR |
chocolate |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
coffee |
| cichorium intybus root extract | FL/FR |
| cichorium intybus root solid extract | FL/FR |
roasted | coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed oil | FL/FR |
| coffee absolute | FL/FR |
arabica | coffee bean butter | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean essence | FL/FR |
roasted | coffee bean extract | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| coffee bean oil extract | FL/FR |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| coffee resinoid | FL/FR |
| furfuryl mercaptan | FL/FR |
1- | hydroxy-2-butanone | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty pyrazine | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
herbal |
| wormwood oil america | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil italy | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil poland | FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
moldy |
| strawberry furanone methyl ether | FL/FR |
| 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 |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone B | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| sesame absolute | FL/FR |
| sesame absolute CO2 extract | FL/FR |
phenolic |
para-alpha- | dimethyl styrene | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| fenugreek resinoid | FL/FR |
| trigonella foenum-graecum seed oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
S- | furfuryl thioformate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
sweet |
2- | hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
woody |
| juniper berry oleoresin | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
2- | acetyl-6-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl-3-thiofuroyl furan | FL |
2- | formyl pyrrole | FL |
2- | hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
| pyrazines mixture | FL |
alliaceous |
| benzyl mercaptan | FL |
| dicyclohexyl disulfide | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
brown |
| fenugreek oleoresin | FL/FR |
1- | hydroxy-2-butanone | FL/FR |
5- | methyl furfural | FL/FR |
burnt |
| furfuryl alcohol | FL |
2- | methyl quinoxaline | FL |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
| fenugreek resinoid | FL/FR |
coffee |
| cichorium intybus root extract | FL/FR |
| cichorium intybus root solid extract | FL/FR |
roasted | coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed oil | FL/FR |
| coffee absolute | FL/FR |
arabica | coffee bean butter | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean essence | FL/FR |
roasted | coffee bean extract | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| coffee bean oil extract | FL/FR |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| coffee distillates | FL |
| coffee pyrazine | FL |
| coffee resinoid | FL/FR |
| difurfuryl ether | FL |
| diisoamyl thiomalate | FL |
2,4- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| furfuryl mercaptan | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl thiol | FL |
2- | thiophene thiol | FL |
earthy |
| difurfuryl sulfide | FL |
fruity |
| furfuryl isovalerate | FL |
| furfuryl propionate | FL |
fusel |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
2- | methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine | FL |
herbal |
| wormwood oil america | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil italy | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil poland | FL/FR |
meaty |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
3- | mercapto-2-butanone | FL |
2- | methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan | FL |
molasses |
| molasses blackstrap | FL |
moldy |
| strawberry furanone methyl ether | FL/FR |
mustard |
| furfuryl methyl ether | FL |
musty |
2- | ethoxythiazole | FL |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl furan | 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 |
1- | ethyl-2-acetyl pyrrole | FL |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone B | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty thiazole | FL |
| sesame absolute | FL/FR |
| sesame absolute CO2 extract | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
onion |
| furfuryl isopropyl sulfide | FL |
roasted |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate | FL |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
| trigonella foenum-graecum seed oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
solvent |
2- | ethyl furan | FL |
spicy |
para-alpha- | dimethyl styrene | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
2,3- | butane dithiol | FL |
| butyl mercaptan | FL |
| ethyl methyl sulfide | FL |
S- | ethyl thioacetate | FL |
S- | furfuryl thioformate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thiopropionate | FL |
2- | thienyl mercaptan | FL |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
woody |
| juniper berry oleoresin | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
iso | butyric acid furfuryl ester | | furan-2-ylmethyl 2-methylpropanoate | | furfuryl 2-methyl propionate | | furfuryl 2-methylpropionate | 2- | furylmethyl 2-methylpropanoate | 2- | methyl propanoic acid 2-furanyl methyl ester | 2- | methylpropanoic acid 2-furanylmethyl ester | | propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-furanylmethyl ester |
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