Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	3-Oxooctanoic acid glyceride
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation	2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification	Full
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Chemical name	2,3-Dihydroxypropyl 3-oxooctanoate
JECFA number	911
CAS number	91052-68-5
FEMA number	3771
COE number
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	232.28
Chemical formula	C11H20O5
Physical form/odour	solid fatty flakes with a faint fatty odour
Solubility	insoluble in water; soluble in oils
Solubility in ethanol	slightly soluble
Boiling point (°C)	NA
Assay min %	95% (by ester determination)
Acid value max	2
Refractive index	NA
Specific gravity	NA
Other requirements	mp: 49-52°
ID Test	CNMR HNMR
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