Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Palmitic acid
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation	2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification	Full
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Chemical name	Hexadecanoic acid
JECFA number	115
CAS number	57-10-3
FEMA number	2832
COE number	14
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	256.43
Chemical formula	C16H32O2
Physical form/odour	hard, white or faintly yellowish crystalline solid
Solubility	practically insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C)	NA
Assay min %	80%
Acid value max	204-220
Refractive index	NA
Specific gravity	NA
Other requirements	Saponification Value: 205 to 221; Solidification Pt.: 53.3° to 62°; Unsaponifiable Matter: <1.5%; Water: <0.2%SC: Stearic acid; Myristic acid; Heptadecanoic acid; Pentadecanoic acid
ID Test	IR
Spectrum