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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Triacetin |
| Synonym(s) |
Glyceryl triacetate;Triacetyl glycerine;Enzactin |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1,2,3-Triacetoxypropane |
| JECFA number |
920 |
| CAS number |
102-76-1 |
| FEMA number |
2007 |
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| Molecular weight |
218.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H14O6 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a very slight, ethereal, fruity odour |
| Solubility |
moderately soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
258° |
| Assay min % |
98.5% (by chemical analysis) |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.424-1.432 |
| Specific gravity |
1.154-1.159 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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