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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
gamma-Nonalactone |
| Synonym(s) |
Aldehyde C-18
Nona-1,4-lactone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
5-Pentyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
4-Nonanolide
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| JECFA number |
229 |
| CAS number |
104-61-0
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| FEMA number |
2781
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| COE number |
178
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
156.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H16O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to slightly yellow liquid with a coconut-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, most fixed oils and propylene glycol; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 5 ml 60% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
121-122 (6 mmHg) |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.446-1.450 |
| Specific gravity |
0.958-0.966 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/229.gif
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