Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.05300 to 1.06100 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.772 to 8.839
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Refractive Index: | 1.41700 to 1.42500 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 158.00 to 160.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 1.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.768000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 161.00 °F. TCC ( 71.67 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | -0.412 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 4.728e+005 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: apple |
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| fruity green apple winey |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | mild fruity green apple winey |
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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 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing.
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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 methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate 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: 24 |
Click here to view publication 24 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 0.02000 | 1.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | 0.06000 | 1.00000 |
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:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
animal |
animal |
| methyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
iso | amyl benzoate | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl formate | FL/FR |
fatty |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| boronia absolute | FL/FR |
| citronellyl valerate | FL/FR |
| dihydrocarvyl acetate | FL/FR |
(±)-2,3- | dihydrofarnesol | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl formate | FL/FR |
| geranyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl lactate | FL/FR |
| hexyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | jasmone | FL/FR |
para- | methyl benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| papaya isobutyrate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl valerate | FL/FR |
| apple ketal | FL/FR |
iso | butyl octanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl propionate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
2- | cyclopentyl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl succinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl bicyclo(2.2.1)-5-heptene-2-carboxylate | FL/FR |
| ethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | ethyl sorbate | FL/FR |
| geranyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl anthranilate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| hexyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl octadienoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-2-butyl acetate | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
| tropical trithiane | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde benzyl 2-methoxyethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| actinidia chinensis fruit extract | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute replacer | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| green note propionate | FL/FR |
| hexanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
3- | hexenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| thiogeraniol | FL/FR |
herbal |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl acetate | FL/FR |
| tagete oil india | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
minty |
| carvyl acetate | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cinnamyl propionate | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
4- | methyl 4-mercaptopentan-2-one 1% solution | FL/FR |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
winey |
| methyl 3-acetoxyoctanoate | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetaldehyde benzyl 2-methoxyethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| actinidia chinensis fruit juice | FL |
| allyl levulinate | FL |
| allyl tiglate | FL |
iso | butyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl valerate | FL/FR |
2- | cyclopentyl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
9- | decen-2-one | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-4-propyl thiazole | FL |
(±)-2,3- | dihydrofarnesol | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-(methyl thio) acetate | FL |
| ethyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl bicyclo(2.2.1)-5-heptene-2-carboxylate | FL/FR |
| geranyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexenal | FL |
(E)-3- | hexenal | FL |
2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
(E)-2- | hexenal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
3- | hexenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL |
| hexyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| hexyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-acetoxyoctanoate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl 4-mercaptopentan-2-one 1% solution | FL/FR |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| methyl octadienoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-heptanone | FL |
(E,E)-3,5- | octadien-2-one | FL |
3- | octyl butyrate | FL |
2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-2-butyl acetate | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
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| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
berry |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
cooling |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
creamy |
2,4- | heptadienal | FL |
dairy |
2- | pentyl acetate | FL/FR |
earthy |
1- | hexen-3-yl acetate | FL |
estery |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| cinnamyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dihydrocarvyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| geranyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl anthranilate | FL/FR |
fruity |
iso | amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl benzoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl valerate | FL/FR |
| apple ketal | FL/FR |
| boronia absolute | FL/FR |
iso | butyl propionate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute replacer | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl succinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | ethyl sorbate | FL/FR |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl lactate | FL/FR |
| kiwi distillates | FL |
| methyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
para- | methyl benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical trithiane | FL/FR |
green |
| actinidia chinensis fruit extract | FL/FR |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl formate | FL/FR |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| geranyl formate | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| green note propionate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | hexadienal | FL |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-undecynoate | FL |
4- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL |
| papaya isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
| thiogeraniol | FL/FR |
herbal |
| tagete oil india | FL/FR |
minty |
| carvyl acetate | FL/FR |
pungent |
| acetaldehyde | FL |
sour |
3- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
waxy |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
woody |
(Z)- | jasmone | FL/FR |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester | | butanoic acid,3-hydroxy-, methyl ester | | butyric acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester | 3- | hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester | | methyl 3-hydroxybutanoate | | methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate |
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