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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl octadecanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl stearate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl octadecanoate
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| JECFA number |
40 |
| CAS number |
111-61-5
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| FEMA number |
3490
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| COE number |
745
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
312.54 |
| Chemical formula |
C20H40O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless, odourless mass |
| Solubility |
Soluble in ethanol and oils, insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
105° at 11mm Hg |
| Assay min % |
89% (min. 96% ethyl esters of octadecanoate, palmitic and other fatty acids) |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.420 - 1.440 |
| Specific gravity |
0.880 - 0.900 |
| Other requirements |
Melting point: 33-38° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/40.gif
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