Category: flavoring agents
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Physical Properties:
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.09000 to 1.09600 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 9.070 to 9.120
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Refractive Index: | 1.54200 to 1.54800 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 264.00 to 266.00 °C. @ 10.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 331.00 to 333.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 1.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.000154 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 279.00 °F. TCC ( 137.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.927 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | water, 1718 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: coumarinic |
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Odor Strength: | medium |
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| lactonic coumarinic sweet coconut |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | lactonic coumarin sweet coconut |
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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 (R)-tonka furanone 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: 15 |
Click here to view publication 15 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 1.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | 20.00000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 5.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 2.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 5.00000 |
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:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of lactones used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 71587277 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| (R)-3,6-dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2(4H)-one |
Chemidplus: | 0075640265 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2(4H)- | benzofuranone, (R)-5,6-dihydro-3,6-dimethyl- | (R)- | dehydromenthofurolactone | (R)-5,6- | dihydro-3,6-dimethyl-2(4H)-benzofuranone | (theta)-5,6- | dihydro-3,6-dimethyl-2(4H)-benzofuranone | (R)-5,6- | dihydro-3,6-dimethyl-4H-benzofuran-2-one | (R)-3,6- | dimethyl-4,5-dihydro-6H-benzo(b)furan-2-one | (R)-3,6- | dimethyl-5,6-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2(4H)-one |
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