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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Tributyrin |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyrin;Glyceryl tributyrate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1,2,3-Tri(butyryloxy) propane |
| JECFA number |
922 |
| CAS number |
60-01-5 |
| FEMA number |
2223 |
| COE number |
747 |
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| Molecular weight |
302.37 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H26O6 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
308° |
| Assay min % |
99% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.431-1.441 |
| Specific gravity |
1.034-1.037 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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