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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
l-Carvone |
| Synonym(s) |
laevo-Carvone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one
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| JECFA number |
380.2 |
| CAS number |
6485-40-1
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| FEMA number |
2249
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| COE number |
146
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
150.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H14O
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| Physical form/odour |
(l-form) colourless to pale strawberry coloured liquid with a spearmint-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in propylene glycol and most fixed oils; insoluble in glycerol; miscible with alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml 70% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
231 |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.495-1.499 |
| Specific gravity |
0.956-0.960 |
| Other requirements |
Optical rotation: -62° to -57° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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