Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Carvyl palmitate
Synonym(s)	Carvyl hexadecanoate
Latest JECFA evaluation	2018 (Session 86)
Status of specification	Full
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Chemical name	5-Isopropenyl-2-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl palmitate
JECFA number	2243
CAS number	929222-96-8
FEMA number	4515
COE number
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	390.64
Chemical formula	C26H46O2
Physical form/odour	Waxy solid/Rich fatty spearmint to caraway aroma
Solubility	Practically insoluble to insoluble
Solubility in ethanol	Soluble
Boiling point (°C)
Assay min %	>95%
Acid value max
Refractive index	NA
Specific gravity	NA
Other requirements	mp: 144-145 º; Mixture of (2R,4S)-carvyl palmitate and (2S,4S)-carvyl palmitate
ID Test	MS, 1H-NMR
Spectrum