Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
Hexanal |
Synonym(s) |
Hexaldehyde;Aldehyde C-6;Caproic aldehyde |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49) |
Status of specification |
Full |
Information required |
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Chemical name |
Hexanal |
JECFA number |
92 |
CAS number |
66-25-1 |
FEMA number |
2557 |
COE number |
96 |
FLAVIS number |
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Molecular weight |
100.16 |
Chemical formula |
C6H12O |
Physical form/odour |
almost colourless liquid/fatty-green, grassy odour |
Solubility |
very slightly soluble in water; miscible with alcohol, propylene glycol, most fixed oils |
Solubility in ethanol |
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Boiling point (°C) |
131° |
Assay min % |
97.0% |
Acid value max |
10 |
Refractive index |
1.402-1.407 |
Specific gravity |
0.808-0.817 |
Other requirements |
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