Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 33.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 225.00 to 227.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
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Boiling Point: | 280.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.069000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 204.00 °F. TCC ( 95.40 °C. ) (est)
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logP (o/w): | 0.447 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 6.241e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Similar Items: note |
2-acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine |
2-acetyl-5-methyl pyrazine |
Organoleptic Properties:
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 2-acetyl-6-methyl pyrazine usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.028 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 270 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 540 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | II |
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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): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 0.10000 | 0.40000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 0.10000 | 0.40000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 0.10000 | 0.50000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
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): |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 17 (FGE.17): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 50 (FGE.50): Consideration of pyrazine derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to pyrazine derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.17 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 17, Revision 1 (FGE.17Rev1): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) [1] View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 17, Revision 2 (FGE.17Rev2): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 50, Revision 1 (FGE.50Rev1): Consideration of pyrazine derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to pyrazine derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.17Rev2 (2010) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 17, Revision 3 (FGE.17Rev3): Pyrazine derivatives from chemical group 24 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 : | 527821 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 1-(6-methylpyrazin-2-yl)ethanone |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
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| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
| fenugreek oleoresin | FL/FR |
5- | methyl furfural | FL/FR |
chocolate |
| cocoa oleoresin | FL/FR |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
coffee |
| cichorium intybus root extract | FL/FR |
| cichorium intybus root solid extract | FL/FR |
roasted | coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed oil | FL/FR |
| coffee absolute | FL/FR |
arabica | coffee bean butter | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean essence | FL/FR |
roasted | coffee bean extract | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| coffee bean oil extract | FL/FR |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| coffee resinoid | FL/FR |
| furfuryl mercaptan | FL/FR |
1- | hydroxy-2-butanone | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
| nutty pyrazine | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
green |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
herbal |
| wormwood oil america | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil italy | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil poland | FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
moldy |
| strawberry furanone methyl ether | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
nutty |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone B | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| sesame absolute | FL/FR |
| sesame absolute CO2 extract | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
phenolic |
para-alpha- | dimethyl styrene | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
roasted |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
| fenugreek resinoid | FL/FR |
| trigonella foenum-graecum seed oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
S- | furfuryl thioformate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
3- | thiohexanol | FL/FR |
sweet |
2- | hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
woody |
| juniper berry oleoresin | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
6,7- | dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-5H-cyclopentapyrazine | FL |
| dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl-3-thiofuroyl furan | FL |
| ethyl dimethyl pyrazine | FL |
2- | formyl pyrrole | FL |
2- | hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one | FL/FR |
3- | mercapto-3-methyl butyl formate | FL |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) acetate | FL |
2- | methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | propionyl pyrrole | FL |
| pyrazines mixture | FL |
| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
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| sulfuryl formate | FL |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| benzyl mercaptan | FL |
| dicyclohexyl disulfide | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
ammoniacal |
2- | methyl piperidine | FL |
bready |
2- | propionyl thiazole | FL |
brown |
| fenugreek oleoresin | FL/FR |
1- | hydroxy-2-butanone | FL/FR |
5- | methyl furfural | FL/FR |
burnt |
| furfuryl alcohol | FL |
2- | methyl quinoxaline | FL |
2,6- | xylenol | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| caramel furanone | FL |
| caramel furanone solution | FL/FR |
| cyclotene | FL/FR |
| fenugreek resinoid | FL/FR |
chocolate |
| cocoa oleoresin | FL/FR |
coffee |
| cichorium intybus root extract | FL/FR |
| cichorium intybus root solid extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
roasted | coffea arabica seed extract | FL/FR |
| coffea arabica seed oil | FL/FR |
| coffee absolute | FL/FR |
arabica | coffee bean butter | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean essence | FL/FR |
roasted | coffee bean extract | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| coffee bean oil extract | FL/FR |
| coffee difuran | FL/FR |
| coffee dione | FL/FR |
| coffee distillates | FL |
| coffee pyrazine | FL |
| coffee resinoid | FL/FR |
| difurfuryl ether | FL |
| diisoamyl thiomalate | FL |
2,4- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| furfuryl mercaptan | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | FL/FR |
| methyl furfuryl thiol | FL |
2- | thiophene thiol | FL |
corn |
2- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
earthy |
| difurfuryl sulfide | FL |
fatty |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
fishy |
4,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
fruity |
| furfuryl isobutyrate | FL |
| furfuryl isovalerate | FL |
| furfuryl propionate | FL |
fusel |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
2- | methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine | FL |
herbal |
| wormwood oil america | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil italy | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil poland | FL/FR |
malty |
| yeast thiazoline | FL |
meaty |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
3- | mercapto-2-butanone | FL |
2- | methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan | FL |
molasses |
| molasses blackstrap | FL |
moldy |
| strawberry furanone methyl ether | FL/FR |
mustard |
| furfuryl methyl ether | FL |
musty |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethoxythiazole | FL |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
2- | methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
1- | ethyl-2-acetyl pyrrole | FL |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone B | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty thiazole | FL |
| sesame absolute | FL/FR |
| sesame absolute CO2 extract | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
onion |
| furfuryl isopropyl sulfide | FL |
popcorn |
2- | propionyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
roasted |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
roasted arabica | coffee bean oil | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate | FL |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
| trigonella foenum-graecum seed oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
solvent |
2- | ethyl furan | FL |
spicy |
para-alpha- | dimethyl styrene | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
2,3- | butane dithiol | FL |
| butyl mercaptan | FL |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl sulfide | FL |
S- | ethyl thioacetate | FL |
S- | furfuryl thioformate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thiopropionate | FL |
3- | methyl-2-butane thiol | FL |
2- | thienyl mercaptan | FL |
3- | thiohexanol | FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- | furfuryl pyrrole | FL/FR |
woody |
| juniper berry oleoresin | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2- | acetyl-6-methylpyrazine | | ethanone, 1-(6-methyl-2-pyrazinyl)- | 1-(6- | methyl-2-pyrazinyl) ethanone | 1-(6- | methyl-2-pyrazinyl)-1-ethanone | 1-(6- | methyl-2-pyrazinyl)ethanone | 1-(6- | methylpyrazin-2-yl)ethanone | | pyrazine, 2-acetyl-6-methyl- |
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