Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow solid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 59.00 to 61.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 283.00 to 285.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.014000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 235.00 °F. TCC ( 112.78 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 6.181 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 0.07057 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: citrus |
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Odor Strength: | medium |
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| citrus fruity radish |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | citrus fruity radish |
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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 beta-cubebene usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.012 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 3900 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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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): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 20.00000 | 100.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
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 25, (FGE.25)[1] - Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons from chemical group 31 - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 78 (FGE.78)[1] - Consideration of Aliphatic and alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) structurally related to aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons evaluated by EFSA in FGE.25 - Scientific Opinion of the 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 25Rev1: Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons from chemical group 31 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 78, Revision 1 (FGE.78Rev1): Consideration of aliphatic and alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) structurally related to aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons evaluated by EFSA in FGE.25Rev2 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 25, Revision 2 (FGE.25Rev2): Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons from chemical group 31 View page or View pdf |
Scientific opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 25, Revision 3 (FGE.25Rev3): Aliphatic hydrocarbons from chemical group 31 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 93081 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| (1R,5S,6R,7S,10R)-10-methyl-4-methylidene-7-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.01,5]decane |
Chemidplus: | 0013744155 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
(-)-b- | cubebene | (-)-beta- | cubebene | 1H- | cyclopenta[1,3]cyclopropa[1,2]benzene, octahydro-7-methyl-3-methylene-4-(1-methylethyl)-, (4S,7R)- | 10- | methyl-4-methylene-7-isopropyl tricyclo(4.4.0.0(1.5))decane | (1R,5S,6R,7S,10R)-10- | methyl-4-methylidene-7-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.01,5]decane | (3aS-(3aalpha,3bbata, 4beta,7alpha,7aS*))- | octahydro-7-methyl-3-methylene-4-(1-methyl ethyl)-1H-cyclopenta(1,3)cyclopropa(1,2)benzene | 4-iso | propyl-7-methyl-3-methylene-octahydro-cyclopenta[1,3]cyclopropa[1,2]benzene | rel-(4R,7S)-4-iso | propyl-7-methyl-3-methyleneoctahydro-1H-cyclopenta[1,3]cyclopropa[1,2]benzene |
Articles:
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PubMed: | Chemical composition and major odor-active compounds of essential oil from PINELLIA TUBER (dried rhizome of Pinellia ternata) as crude drug. |
PubMed: | α-Iso-cubebene exerts neuroprotective effects in amyloid beta stimulated microglia activation. |
PubMed: | Study on the volatile oil contents of Annona glabra L., Annona squamosa L., Annona muricata L. and Annona reticulata L., from Vietnam. |
PubMed: | Constituents and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils from flower, leaf and stem of Helichrysum armenium. |
PubMed: | Chemical diversity of volatiles of Teucrium orientale L. var. orientale, var. puberulens, and var. glabrescens determined by simultaneous GC-FID and GC/MS techniques. |
PubMed: | Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil of Tabernaemontana catharinensis A. DC. leaves. |
PubMed: | Chemical composition and mosquito larvicidal activities of Salvia essential oils. |
PubMed: | A chemical marker proposal for the Lantana genus: composition of the essential oils from the leaves of Lantana radula and L. canescens. |
PubMed: | Volatile compounds of flowers and leaves of Sideritis italica (Miller) Greuter et Burdet (Lamiaceae), a plant used as mountain tea. |
PubMed: | Essential oil composition from two species of Piperaceae family grown in Colombia. |
PubMed: | Chemical and genetic relationships among sage ( Salvia officinalis L.) cultivars and Judean sage ( Salvia judaica Boiss.). |
PubMed: | Essential oil compositions and cytotoxic activities of Dendropanax capillaris, Oreopanax nubigenus, and Schefflera rodrigueziana from Monteverde, Costa Rica. |
PubMed: | The main chemical composition and in vitro antifungal activity of the essential oils of Ocimum basilicum Linn. var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth. |
PubMed: | Biochemical and genomic characterization of terpene synthases in Magnolia grandiflora. |
PubMed: | [Gas chromatography for analysis of essential oils. Characteristics of essential oil of Dracocephalum species and the influence of extraction method on its composition]. |
PubMed: | Platinum- and gold-catalyzed rearrangement reactions of propargyl acetates: total syntheses of (-)-alpha-cubebene, (-)-cubebol, sesquicarene and related terpenes. |
PubMed: | Phytochemical analysis and in vitro antimicrobial activity of two Satureja species essential oils. |
PubMed: | Volatile constituents of the flower and fruit oils of Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. grown in Iran. |
PubMed: | Volatile oil composition of the aerial parts of Ajuga orientalis L. from Iran. |
PubMed: | Solid-phase microextraction of volatile compounds from the chopped leaves of three species of Eucalyptus. |
PubMed: | [Study of chemical constituents of essential oil from flowers of Mikania micrantha H.B.K]. |
PubMed: | epi-Cubebanes from Solidago canadensis. |
PubMed: | Volatile Constituents of Montanoa tomentosa and Lippia graveolens. |
PubMed: | Constituents of peppers: IV. The hydrocarbons of pepper essential oil. |
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