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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Myristaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Aldehyde C-14 |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Tetradecanal |
| JECFA number |
112 |
| CAS number |
124-25-4 |
| FEMA number |
2763 |
| COE number |
118 |
| FLAVIS number |
05.032 |
| Molecular weight |
212.38 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H28O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid/fatty, orris-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble inmost organic solvents; Insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml of 80% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
260° |
| Assay min % |
85% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.438-1.445 |
| Specific gravity |
0.825-0.830 |
| Other requirements |
SC: dodecanal, hexadecanal, octadecanal |
| ID Test |
IR |
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