Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Additional Assay Information: | racemate |
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.94900 to 0.95500 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.897 to 7.947
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Refractive Index: | 1.45900 to 1.46500 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 268.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 82.00 °C. @ 2.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.008000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 272.00 °F. TCC ( 133.33 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 3.874 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, very slightly | | water, 29.87 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: fruity |
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| fruity spicy herbal |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. | fruity spicy herbal |
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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 hexyl 3-mercaptobutanoate usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.012 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.01 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 320 (μg/person/day) |
NOEL (No Observed Effect Level): | 0.7 (mg/kg bw per 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: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 4.00000 | 10.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | 10.00000 | 20.00000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
fruit ices: | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | 20.00000 | 50.00000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | 2.00000 | 5.00000 |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | 5.00000 | 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): | - | - |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | - | - |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | - | - |
Processed fruit (04.1): | - | - |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | - | - |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | - | - |
Bakery wares (07.0): | - | - |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | - | - |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | - | - |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.50000 | 5.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | - | - |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | - | - |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | - | - |
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 91 (FGE.91): Consideration of simple aliphatic and aromatic sulphides and thiols evaluated by JECFA (53rd and 68th meetings) structurally related to aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups evaluated by EFSA in FGE.08Rev1 (2009) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 91, Revision 1 (FGE.91Rev1): Consideration of simple aliphatic and aromatic sulphides and thiols evaluated by JECFA (53rd and 68th meetings) structurally related to aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups evaluated by EFSA in FGE.08Rev3 (2011) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 91, Revision 2 (FGE.91Rev2): Consideration of simple aliphatic and aromatic sulphides and thiols evaluated by the JECFA (53rd and 68th meetings) structurally related to aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups evaluated by EFSA in FGE.08Rev5 (2012) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 91, Revision 3 (FGE.91Rev3): consideration of aliphatic, aromatic and a,ß-unsaturated sulfides and thiols evaluated by JECFA (53rd, 61st, 68th and 76th meetings), structurally related to substances in FGE.08Rev5 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 : | 9964407 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| hexyl 3-sulfanylbutanoate |
Chemidplus: | 0796857799 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
| arnica montana flower extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
anise |
sweet | fennel seed oil | FL/FR |
anisic |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl para-anisate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| butyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| tolu balsam oil | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
| helichrysum italicum flower absolute | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
earthy |
3- | octen-2-one | FL/FR |
| pinus sylvestris leaf absolute | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| perillaldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
floral |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetone | FL/FR |
| benzyl formate | FL/FR |
| cassie absolute replacer | FL/FR |
| coriander seed oil | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| geranium oil africa | FL/FR |
| geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
2- | hexylidene cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute egypt (from concrete) | FL/FR |
(Z)- | jasmone | FL/FR |
| methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | FL/FR |
| nonan-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanone | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | rose oxide | FL/FR |
| terpinyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| ylang ylang flower oil III | FL/FR |
fruity |
para- | anisyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
para- | menth-1-ene-9-ol | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
holy | basil leaf oil | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
sec- | butyl-3-methyl but-2-ene thioate | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute replacer | FL/FR |
| hexyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| buchu mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
wild | carrot seed oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| carum carvi fruit oil | FL/FR |
| carvacryl methyl ether | FL/FR |
| celery ketone | FL/FR |
| cuminyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dehydroxylinalool oxide | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute bulgaria | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute france | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
1-para- | menthen-9-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl hexyl ether | FL/FR |
T- | muurolol | FL/FR |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil morocco | FL/FR |
3- | nonanol | FL/FR |
3- | octanon-1-ol | FL/FR |
| origanum oil | FL/FR |
curled | parsley leaf oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil cuba | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| tagete oil turkey | FL/FR |
| tagete oil zambia | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
honey |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
minty |
| betula lenta bark oil america | FL/FR |
| peppermint oil special fractions | FL/FR |
orris |
| orris capronate | FL/FR |
spicy |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| carrot weed oil | FL/FR |
| carvacryl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl propionate | FL/FR |
(-)- | cubenol | FL/FR |
| cuminyl alcohol | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute | FL/FR |
| eugenyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| ginger root absolute | FL/FR |
| origanum majorana oil | FL/FR |
| origanum majorana oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
white | pepper oil | FL/FR |
black | pepper oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
black | pepper oleoresin | FL/FR |
(E)- | propyl 2-furan acrylate | FL/FR |
| saffron oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
woody |
beta- | caryophyllene alcohol acetate | FL/FR |
| cistus twig/leaf oil | FL/FR |
| kaempferia galanga rhizome oil | FL/FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
| spicy pentanone | FL/FR |
(±)- | tetrahydronootkatone | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| arnica montana flower extract | FL/FR |
holy | basil leaf oil | FL/FR |
| benzyl crotonate | FL |
| benzyl methyl tiglate | FL |
| butyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
sec- | butyl-3-methyl but-2-ene thioate | FL/FR |
| carvacryl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| carvacryl methyl ether | FL/FR |
beta- | caryophyllene alcohol acetate | FL/FR |
| cassie absolute replacer | FL/FR |
| cuminyl acetate | FL/FR |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
(±)-(cis+trans)-1,2- | dihydroperillaldehyde | FL |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one | FL/FR |
| eugenyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| fleabane oil (erigeron canadensis) | FL |
2- | heptyl cyclopropane carboxylic acid | FL |
2- | hexylidene cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | FL/FR |
T- | muurolol | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil morocco | FL/FR |
| nonan-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanol | FL/FR |
3- | octanon-1-ol | FL/FR |
| perillaldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
| pinus sylvestris leaf absolute | FL/FR |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
| terpinyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(±)- | tetrahydronootkatone | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
acidic |
(E)-2- | hexenoic acid | FL |
anise |
| ethyl para-anisate | FL/FR |
sweet | fennel seed oil | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| ethyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| tolu balsam oil | FL/FR |
buttery |
| bovolide | FL |
camphoreous |
| kaempferia galanga rhizome oil | FL/FR |
caramellic |
5- | ethyl-3,4,5,6-tetramethyl cyclohexen-2-one | FL |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
creamy |
2,4- | heptadienal | FL |
3- | octen-2-one | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| methyl hexyl ether | FL/FR |
fatty |
2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
floral |
| cinnamyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| geranium oil africa | FL/FR |
| geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute egypt (from concrete) | FL/FR |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| ylang ylang flower oil III | FL/FR |
fruity |
| benzyl acetone | FL/FR |
| benzyl formate | FL/FR |
| buchu mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute replacer | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
1-para- | menthen-9-yl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)- | propyl 2-furan acrylate | FL/FR |
| spicy pentanone | FL/FR |
| strawberry furanone butyrate | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| tagete oil turkey | FL/FR |
| tagete oil zambia | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| carrot weed oil | FL/FR |
| celery distillates | FL |
| celery ketone | FL/FR |
| helichrysum italicum flower absolute | FL/FR |
| hexyl tiglate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanone | FL/FR |
| octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)- | rose oxide | FL/FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
wild | carrot seed oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| carum carvi fruit oil | FL/FR |
| coriander seed oil | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute bulgaria | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute france | FL/FR |
para- | menth-1-ene-9-ol | FL/FR |
| oregano oleoresin | FL |
| origanum majorana oil | FL/FR |
| origanum majorana oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| origanum oil | FL/FR |
curled | parsley leaf oil | FL/FR |
curled | parsley oleoresin | FL |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil cuba | FL/FR |
minty |
| betula lenta bark oil america | FL/FR |
| peppermint oil special fractions | FL/FR |
orris |
| orris capronate | FL/FR |
spicy |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl alcohol | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
sweet | bay oleoresin | FL |
(-)- | cubenol | FL/FR |
| cuminyl alcohol | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute | FL/FR |
| ginger root absolute | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
white | pepper oil | FL/FR |
black | pepper oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
black | pepper oleoresin | FL/FR |
| saffron oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
tropical |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
woody |
| cistus twig/leaf oil | FL/FR |
| dehydroxylinalool oxide | FL/FR |
(Z)- | jasmone | FL/FR |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| butanoic acid, 3-mercapto-, hexyl ester | | hexyl 3-mercaptobutyrate | | hexyl 3-sulfanylbutanoate | 3- | mercaptobutanoic acid hexyl ester |
Articles:
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