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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Triacetin |
| Synonym(s) |
Enzactin
Glyceryl triacetate
Triacetyl glycerine
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1,2,3-Triacetoxypropane
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| JECFA number |
920 |
| CAS number |
102-76-1
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| FEMA number |
2007
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
218.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H14O6
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a very slight, ethereal, fruity odour |
| Solubility |
moderately soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
258 |
| Assay min % |
98.5 by chemical analysis |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.424-1.432 |
| Specific gravity |
1.154-1.159 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/920.gif
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