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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl propionate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1996 (Session 46)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl propanoate
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| JECFA number |
28 |
| CAS number |
105-37-3
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| FEMA number |
2456
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| COE number |
402
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
102.13 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H10O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with a fruity, rum-like, ethereal odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in most fixed oils and propylene glycol, soluble in water (1ml in 42ml) |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
99ยบ |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.383 - 1.385 |
| Specific gravity |
0.886 - 0.889 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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