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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
4-Carvomenthenol |
| Synonym(s) |
1-Methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclohexene-4-ol;Origanol;Terpineol;4-Terpinenol |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2010 (Session 73) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
p-Menth-1-en-4-ol |
| JECFA number |
439 |
| CAS number |
562-74-3 |
| FEMA number |
2248 |
| COE number |
2229 |
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| Molecular weight |
154.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale yellow, oily liquid; Warm-peppery, mildly earthy, musty-woody odour |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water, soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
212° (d-isomer) |
| Assay min % |
96% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.476-1.480 |
| Specific gravity |
0.928-0.934 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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