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: | 0.96200 to 0.96800 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.005 to 8.055
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Refractive Index: | 1.43700 to 1.44300 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 100.00 °C. @ 4.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 209.00 to 210.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.083000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | >1 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 210.00 °F. TCC ( 98.89 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.344 (est) |
Shelf Life: | 24.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly. |
Storage: | store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. store under nitrogen. |
Storage: | store under nitrogen. |
Soluble in: |
| water, 7069 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: green |
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| green grassy sweaty fruity cheesy acidic |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in propylene glycol. | green grass sweaty fruity cheesy acid |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
cis-3-HEXENOIC ACID BRI (NATURAL) ≥95.0%, Kosher |
Odor Description: | Green like grass, fruity, cheesy, musty, waxy, ripe, heavy, and slightly buttery |
Taste Description: | green Use in fruity cheese like Blue Cheese/Swiss Cheese or a smaller amount in Cheddar cheese. Use in raspberry, passionfruit, grape, tea, wine, melon. |
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FCI SAS |
CIS-3-HEXENOIC ACID |
Odor Description: | Powerful fruity honey odor slightly acrid |
Taste Description: | Fruity sweet honey |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xn - Harmful. |
R 34 - Causes burns. 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 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, gloves and eye/face protection.
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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 (Z)-3-hexenoic acid 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: | 7.00000 | 16.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 2.00000 | 4.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 2.00000 | 4.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 4.00000 | 8.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | 2.00000 | 5.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
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: | 7.00000 | 15.00000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
acidic |
iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL/FR |
aldehydic |
| tridecanal | FL/FR |
iso | valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| dibutyl sulfide | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| cinnamic acid | FL/FR |
| terpinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| valerian rhizome absolute | FL/FR |
burnt |
| rum ether | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetoin | FL/FR |
| acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
caramellic |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
| levulinic acid | FL/FR |
cheesy |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
| heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
2- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeric acid | FL/FR |
| valeric acid | FL/FR |
iso | valeric acid | FL/FR |
chemical |
| propyl propionate | FL/FR |
citrus |
(E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| lemon oil c.p. california | FL/FR |
| lemongrass oil | FL/FR |
| lime oil distilled mexico | FL/FR |
| litsea cubeba fruit oil | FL/FR |
| nonanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
bitter | orange peel oil brazil | FL/FR |
sweet | orange peel oil c.p. brazil | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrocitral | FL/FR |
coconut |
delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
para- | vanillic acid | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| ethyl pyruvate | FL/FR |
(E)- | methyl tiglate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| decanoic acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
fermented |
| butyl laevo-lactate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| hexanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
floral |
| benzyl lactate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute france | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute india | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute morocco | FL/FR |
| neryl isovalerate | FL/FR |
beta- | ocimene | FL/FR |
| amyl formate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| filbert hexenone | FL/FR |
4- | heptanone | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
iso | propenyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| alfalfa oil | FL/FR |
| alfalfa resinoid | FL/FR |
| benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl lactate | FL/FR |
sec- | butyl-3-methyl but-2-ene thioate | FL/FR |
| cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
iso | cyclocitral (IFF) | FL/FR |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
| geranic acid | FL/FR |
3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
3- | hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
| heptyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| hexanal (aldehyde C-6) | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
2,4- | ivy carbaldehyde | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
herbal |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
honey |
| phenoxyacetic acid | FL/FR |
| phenyl pyruvic acid | FL/FR |
medicinal |
meta- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
minty |
iso | pulegol | FL/FR |
(-)-iso | pulegol | FL/FR |
mushroom |
1- | octen-3-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
pungent |
4- | methyl-2-pentanol | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cumin seed oil | FL/FR |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
waxy |
| decanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| nonanoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| octyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
2- | acetyl-4-isopropenyl pyridine | FL |
2- | acetyl-4-isopropyl pyridine | FL |
| benzyl lactate | FL/FR |
sec- | butyl-3-methyl but-2-ene thioate | FL/FR |
| cinnamic acid | FL/FR |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
(E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-yl acetate | FL/FR |
2,3- | epoxydecanal | FL |
2,3- | epoxyheptanal | FL |
| ethyl cyclohexyl carboxylate | FL |
2- | ethyl-2-heptenal | FL |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
(E)-2- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | heptenoic acid | FL |
(E)-2- | heptenoic acid | FL |
| heptyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| hexanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
5- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanal | FL |
(E)- | methyl tiglate | FL/FR |
4- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
4- | methyl-2-pentanol | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-3-pentanol | FL |
(E,E)-3,5- | octadien-2-one | FL |
2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
4- | pentenyl isothiocyanate | FL |
| phenoxyacetic acid | FL/FR |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
2-iso | propyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL |
| sodium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate | FL |
| tetrahydrocitral | FL/FR |
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3-( | methyl thio) methyl thiophene | FL |
acetic |
| formic acid | FL |
acidic |
iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
| levulinic acid | FL/FR |
| propionic acid | FL |
| valeric acid | FL/FR |
burnt |
| rum ether | FL/FR |
buttery |
| butyl laevo-lactate | FL/FR |
| butyroin | FL |
2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeric acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenoic acid | FL |
caramellic |
| pyruvaldehyde | FL |
| pyruvic acid | FL |
cheesy |
| ammonium isovalerate 30% in pg | FL |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
iso | valeric acid | FL/FR |
chemical |
meta- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
citrus |
| cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
| lemon oil c.p. california | FL/FR |
| lemongrass oil | FL/FR |
| lime oil distilled mexico | FL/FR |
| litsea cubeba fruit oil | FL/FR |
sweet | orange peel oil c.p. brazil | FL/FR |
cocoa |
| butyraldehyde | FL |
corn chip |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
creamy |
| acetoin | FL/FR |
| acetoin butyrate | FL |
| acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
3- | hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-4-pentenoic acid | FL |
| octyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
para- | vanillic acid | FL/FR |
dairy |
4- | pentenoic acid | FL |
eggy |
iso | propyl mercaptan | FL |
ethereal |
| acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
4- | hexen-3-one | FL |
iso | propenyl acetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| dimethyl sulfoxide | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadienal | FL |
| nonanoic acid | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenoic acid | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
fishy |
| trimethyl amine | FL |
floral |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute morocco | FL/FR |
| terpinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| acetyl isovaleryl | FL |
| amyl formate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-oxohexanoate | FL |
| ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| filbert hexenone | FL/FR |
4- | heptanone | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl allyl butyrate | FL |
2- | methyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL/FR |
| neryl isovalerate | FL/FR |
bitter | orange peel oil brazil | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| valerian rhizome absolute | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| alfalfa oil | FL/FR |
| alfalfa resinoid | FL/FR |
| benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| butyl lactate | FL/FR |
iso | cyclocitral (IFF) | FL/FR |
| dibutyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| geranic acid | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | heptenal | FL |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
| hexanal (aldehyde C-6) | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexenoic acid | FL |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
2,4- | ivy carbaldehyde | FL/FR |
4- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL |
| nonanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
beta- | ocimene | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
herbal |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
ketonic |
3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
lactonic |
delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
meaty |
12- | methyl tridecanal | FL |
medicinal |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
minty |
iso | pulegol | FL/FR |
(-)-iso | pulegol | FL/FR |
mushroom |
1- | octen-3-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
musty |
| ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
oily |
2- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
phenolic |
| phenyl pyruvic acid | FL/FR |
pungent |
| acetaldehyde | FL |
rummy |
| ethyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl pyruvate | FL/FR |
soapy |
| decanoic acid | FL/FR |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
sour |
| acetic acid | FL |
| butyric acid | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL |
3- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
2- | methyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cumin seed oil | FL/FR |
tropical |
| propyl propionate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| decanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute france | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute india | FL/FR |
2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| tridecanal | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
(3Z)- | hex-3-enoic acid | (Z)- | hex-3-enoic acid | cis- | hex-3-enoic acid | (3Z)-3- | hexenoic acid | C3 | hexenoic acid | cis-3- | hexenoic acid | cis-3- | hexenoic acid BRI (natural) | 3- | hexenoic acid, (3Z)- | 3- | hexenoic acid, (Z)- | cis-3- | hexenoicacid |
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