|
Food safety and quality
|
|
|
| |
| Flavouring |
omega-Pentadecalactone |
| Synonym(s) |
Angelica lactone;Pentadeca-1,5-lactone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
|
| Chemical name |
15-Pentadecanolide;Oxacyclohexadecan-2-one |
| JECFA number |
239 |
| CAS number |
106-02-5 |
| FEMA number |
2840 |
| COE number |
181 |
| FLAVIS number |
|
| Molecular weight |
240.39 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H28O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
white to pale yellow solid |
| Solubility |
|
| Solubility in ethanol |
|
| Boiling point (°C) |
NA |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
NA |
| Specific gravity |
NA |
| Other requirements |
Melting point 32° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
 
|
|
|
|
![](../typo3conf/ext/dyna_fef/download.php?dfile=/work/htdocs/disseminationtypo3/web/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/239.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/239.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>&dname=<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/239.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/239.gif" width="60px;"></a><br> "Download")
![](fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/239.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/239.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>)