Food safety and quality
| share
 

Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Allyl 2-furoate
Synonym(s) Allyl pyromucate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2000 (Session 55)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name 2-Propenyl furan-2-carboxylate
JECFA number 21
CAS number 4208-49-5
FEMA number 2030
COE number 360
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 152.15
Chemical formula C8H8O3
Physical form/odour Colourless or pale straw liquid which darkens when exposed to air and daylight: has a caramelic, fruity odour
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 206-209°
Assay min % 98%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.4945
Specific gravity 1.181 (23°)
Other requirements
ID Test IR
Spectrum