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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Butyl stearate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Butyl octadecanoate
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| JECFA number |
184 |
| CAS number |
123-95-5
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| FEMA number |
2214
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| COE number |
2189
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
340.59 |
| Chemical formula |
C22H44O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless, waxy solid, odourless or with a faintly fatty odour |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
343; 220-225 (25 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99 (by ester determination) |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
0.855-0.875 |
| Other requirements |
mp: 25°; (equivalence factor for assay = 170.30); Iodine Value: < 1; Saponification Value: 165 to 180 |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/184.gif
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