Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p)
Synonym(s)	Tolyl aldehyde (mixed o,m,p);Toluic aldehyde (mixed o,m,p)
Latest JECFA evaluation	2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	Mixture of o-Methylbenzaldehyde and m-Methylbenzaldehyde and p-Methylbenzaldehyde
JECFA number	866
CAS number	1334-78-7
FEMA number	3068
COE number	115
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	120.15
Chemical formula	C8H8O
Physical form/odour	colourless oily liquid with a sweet, herbaceous, bitter-almond odour
Solubility	very slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils
Solubility in ethanol	miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C)	198°
Assay min %	95% (sum of o,m,p- isomers)
Acid value max	10
Refractive index	1.540-1.549
Specific gravity	1.013-1.029
Other requirements
ID Test	IR
Spectrum