Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
Furfural |
Synonym(s) |
Furfuraldehyde;2-Furaldehyde;Fural;Pyromucic aldehyde;2-Formylfuran;2-Furylcarboxaldehyde |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
Status of specification |
Full |
Information required |
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Chemical name |
2-Furfuraldehyde |
JECFA number |
450 |
CAS number |
98-01-1 |
FEMA number |
2489 |
COE number |
2014 |
FLAVIS number |
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Molecular weight |
96.09 |
Chemical formula |
C5H4O2 |
Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow oily liquid which browns on storage, pungent, sweet, bread-like, caramellic, cinnamon-almond-like flavour, odour resembles benzaldehyde |
Solubility |
soluble in water; soluble in oils |
Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
Boiling point (°C) |
161-162° |
Assay min % |
95% |
Acid value max |
3 |
Refractive index |
1.521-1.529 |
Specific gravity |
1.153-1.162 |
Other requirements |
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