Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 96.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.89300 to 0.90300 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.431 to 7.514
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Refractive Index: | 1.42000 to 1.42900 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 90.00 °C. @ 50.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 169.00 to 170.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 1.553000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | >1 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 130.00 °F. TCC ( 54.44 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.590 (est) |
Shelf Life: | 36.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly. |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | water, 480.5 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: tropical |
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| green pear apple tropical |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | green pear apple tropical |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
ETHYL CIS-3-HEXENOATE (NATURAL) ≥98.0%, Kosher |
Odor Description: | Sharp, pear, green, apple, tropical, good for rind notes, pineapple Use for rind or green notes in fruity applications. |
Taste Description: | green Use in strawberry or in tropicals such as carambola/star fruit, pineapple, fruit punch, rind notes, kiwi, brandy/cognac or wine. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 10 - Flammable. R 38 - Irritating to skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24 - Avoid contact with skin. 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: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for ethyl (Z)-3-hexenoate usage levels up to: | | 2.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 120.00 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 800 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/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: 22 |
Click here to view publication 22 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | 5.00000 | 20.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 5.00000 | 20.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
condiments / relishes: | 2.00000 | 20.00000 |
confectionery froastings: | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 5.00000 | 20.00000 |
fruit ices: | 5.00000 | 20.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | 5.00000 | 20.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | 10.00000 | 40.00000 |
imitation dairy: | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
instant coffee / tea: | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
jams / jellies: | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | 1.00000 | 10.00000 |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | 25.00000 | 100.00000 |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | 10.00000 | 40.00000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
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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): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 0.20000 | 0.40000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 0.20000 | 4.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Confectionery (05.0): | 2.00000 | 40.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 0.40000 | 8.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 0.20000 | 4.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | - | - |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 2.00000 | 40.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 2.00000 | 40.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 0.02000 | 0.40000 |
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 6, Revision 1 (FGE.06Rev1) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 06, Revision 2 (FGE.06Rev2): Straight- and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters from chemical groups 1 and 4 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 06, Revision 3 (FGE.06Rev3): Straight- and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters from chemical groups 1 and 4 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 06, Revision 4 (FGE.06Rev4): Straight- and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and esters from chemical groups 1, 3 and 4 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 : | 5362623 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 3272 |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| ethyl (Z)-hex-3-enoate |
Chemidplus: | 0064187833 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
2- | ethyl-N-methyl-N-(3-methyl phenyl) butyramide | FR |
chemical |
| propyl propionate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| cassis specialty | FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclamen homoaldehyde | FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| gardenia absolute | FR |
| gardenia fragrance | FR |
| gardenia specialty | FR |
| greenhouse fragrance | FR |
| hexyl 2-furoate | FL/FR |
calla | lily fragrance | FR |
| lily propanol | FR |
| petitgrain oil fractions | FR |
| phenethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl cyclohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| amyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| apple crotonate | FR |
| apple ketal | FL/FR |
| apple pear fragrance | FR |
| banana fragrance | FR |
iso | butyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| butyl valerate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-cyclohexyl propionate | FR |
| ethyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3,5,5-trimethyl hexanoate | FR |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| grape butyrate | FL/FR |
| green acetate | 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 |
| lychee fragrance | FR |
| mango fragrance | FR |
| mango specialty | FR |
| methyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl octadienoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
green |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| green note propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl angelate | FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
3- | octyl formate | FL/FR |
| phenoxyethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
herbal |
2- | pentyl acetate | FL/FR |
melon |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| mango thiol | FL/FR |
(S)-1- | methoxy-3-heptane thiol | FL/FR |
tropical |
2- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
waxy |
(E)-2- | tridecen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetone | FL |
9- | decen-2-one | FL |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| methyl octadienoate | FL/FR |
(E,E)- | sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | tridecen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
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| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
dairy |
2- | pentyl acetate | FL/FR |
estery |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
ethereal |
4- | hexen-3-one | FL |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl cyclohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| amyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| apple ketal | FL/FR |
iso | butyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| butyl valerate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
(S)-1- | methoxy-3-heptane thiol | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-nonenoate | FL |
| methyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL |
| phenethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
green |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| grape butyrate | FL/FR |
| green note propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-furoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenoxyethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
melon |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| mango thiol | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
tropical |
| propyl propionate | FL/FR |
2- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
waxy |
3- | octyl formate | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| ethyl (3Z)-3-hexenoate | | ethyl (3Z)-hex-3-enoate | | ethyl (3Z)-hexenoate | | ethyl (Z)-hex-3-enoate | | ethyl cis-3-hexenoate | | ethyl cis-3-hexenoate (natural) | | ethyl cis-3-hexenoate natural | cis- | hex-3-enoic acid ethyl ester | 3- | hexenoic acid, ethyl ester, (3Z)- | 3- | hexenoic acid, ethyl ester, (Z)- |
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