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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Diethyl malate |
| Synonym(s) |
Diethyl hydroxysuccinate;Ethyl malate;Diethyl 2-hydroxybutanedioate;dl-Ethyl malate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Diethyl 2-hydroxybutanedioate |
| JECFA number |
620 |
| CAS number |
2065419 |
| FEMA number |
2374 |
| COE number |
382 |
| FLAVIS number |
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| Molecular weight |
190.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O5 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid; mild, winey-fruity odour with pleasant herbaceous undertone |
| Solubility |
soluble in water; miscible in alcohol and oil |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
254°; 91-92° (1 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.436-1.446 |
| Specific gravity |
1.120-1.128 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
MS |
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