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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Furfural |
| Synonym(s) |
2-Formylfuran
Fural
2-Furaldehyde
Furfuraldehyde
2-Furylcarboxaldehyde
Pyromucic aldehyde
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Furfuraldehyde
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| JECFA number |
450 |
| CAS number |
98-01-1
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| FEMA number |
2489
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| COE number |
2014
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
96.09 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H4O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow oily liquid which browns on storage, pungent, sweet, bread-like, caramellic, cinnamon-almond-like flavour, odour resembles benzaldehyde |
| Solubility |
soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
161-162 |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
3.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.521-1.529 |
| Specific gravity |
1.153-1.162 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img_add8/450.gif
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