Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Boiling Point: | 215.00 to 216.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.032000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 200.00 °F. TCC ( 93.30 °C. ) (est)
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logP (o/w): | 3.216 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 434.5 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| paraffin oil |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: mentholic |
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| mentholic musty woody camphoreous |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in propylene glycol. | mentholic musty woody camphoreous |
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Flavor Type: cooling |
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| cooling |
Taste Description:
| cooling |
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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: |
oral-mouse LD50 3000 mg/kg Quarterly Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacology. Vol. 5, Pg. 233, 1932.
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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 isomenthol 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: 26 |
Click here to view publication 26 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | 30.00000 | 130.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 10.00000 | 35.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 10.00000 | 35.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | 500.00000 | 1100.00000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 20.00000 | 68.00000 |
fruit ices: | 20.00000 | 68.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | 100.00000 | 400.00000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
References:
Other Information:
(IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
(IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
CHEBI: | View |
HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | Search |
FooDB: | FDB021835 |
Typical G.C. |
VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
ChemSpider: | View |
Wikipedia: | View |
Formulations/Preparations: •some synthetic menthols are not chemical individuals but...mixtures of various isomers...these are designated...l-menthol, dl-menthol, l-isomenthol, d-isomenthol, dl-isomenthol, l-neomenthol, d-neomenthol, l-neoisomenthol, d-neoisomenthol and dl-neoisomenthol.
•when mixed with about equal wt of camphor, chloral hydrate, phenol, or thymol, menthol forms "eutectic" mixt liquifying @ room temp.
•menthol, usp drug marketed under generic name.
•grades: technical; usp; fcc
•synthetic menthol is available as the optically active levo-menthol with a purity of 99.9%. synthetic menthol is also commercially available as the racemic mixture
•present in cigarettes and pipe tobacco (0.1-0.45%) shaving creams, pre- and aftershave lotions (0.2-0.3%); toothpastes (0.5%); mouthwashes (1-2%); chewing gums (0.5%); cough drops (0.1%); refreshing towels (1%); rubbing alcohol (1-1.2%); and shampoos (2-0.5%)
•mentholatum deep heating rub contains 5.9% menthol; mentholatum ointment, 1.35%; mentholatum deep heating lotion, 6%
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| cyclohexanol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-, (1R,2R,5R)- | (±)-iso | menthol | (1)-iso | menthol | cis-1,3-cis-1,4-(±)- | menthol | DL-iso | menthol | (1-alpha,2-beta,5-beta)-(±)-5- | methyl-2-(1-methyl ethyl) cyclohexanol | (1R,2S,5S)-rel-5- | methyl-2-(1-methyl ethyl) cyclohexanol | (1a,2a,5a)-5- | methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanol | (1R,2R,5R)-5- | methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexanol | (1R,2R,5R)-5- | methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol | (1R,2R,5R)-2-iso | propyl-5-methylcyclohexanol |
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