Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
Butyl butyryllactate |
Synonym(s) |
Butyl butyrolactate |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
Status of specification |
Full |
Information required |
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Chemical name |
Butyl 2-butyryloxypropanoate |
JECFA number |
935 |
CAS number |
7492-70-8 |
FEMA number |
2190 |
COE number |
2107 |
FLAVIS number |
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Molecular weight |
216.28 |
Chemical formula |
C11H20O4 |
Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet-sour, buttermilk odour |
Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils, propylene glycol |
Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
Boiling point (°C) |
90° (2 mm Hg) |
Assay min % |
95% |
Acid value max |
1 |
Refractive index |
1.417-1.427 |
Specific gravity |
0.966-0.978 |
Other requirements |
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