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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
d-Carvone |
| Synonym(s) |
dextro-Carvone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one
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| JECFA number |
380.1 |
| CAS number |
2244-16-8
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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 |
((+)-form) colourless to light yellow liquid with a caraway-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in propylene glycol and most fixed oils; insoluble in glycerol; miscible with alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 5 ml 60% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
230 |
| Assay min % |
95.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.496-1.499 |
| Specific gravity |
0.955-0.960 |
| Other requirements |
Optical rotation: +50° to +60° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/380a.gif
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