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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl methyl sulfide |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl furfuryl sulfide |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Furfuryl methyl sulfide |
| JECFA number |
1076 |
| CAS number |
1438-91-1 |
| FEMA number |
3160 |
| COE number |
11482 |
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| Molecular weight |
128.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H8OS |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale brown liquid; cooked onion-garlic-radish-mustard notes in dilution, strong sulfuraceous, coffee-like |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water,soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
62-63° (28 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.518-1.530 |
| Specific gravity |
1.082-1.089 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
NMR |
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