Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
l-Carvone |
Synonym(s) |
laevo-Carvone, (-)-carvone |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
2018 (Session 86) |
Status of specification |
Tentative |
Information required |
Safety evaluation not completed. |
Chemical name |
p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one |
JECFA number |
380.2 |
CAS number |
6485-40-1 |
FEMA number |
2249 |
COE number |
146 |
FLAVIS number |
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Molecular weight |
150.22 |
Chemical formula |
C10H14O |
Physical form/odour |
(l-form) colourless to pale strawberry coloured liquid with a spearmint-like odour |
Solubility |
soluble in propylene glycol and most fixed oils; insoluble in glycerol; miscible with alcohol |
Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml 70% alcohol |
Boiling point (°C) |
231° |
Assay min % |
97% |
Acid value max |
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Refractive index |
1.495-1.499 |
Specific gravity |
0.956-0.960 |
Other requirements |
Optical rotation: -62° to -57° |
ID Test |
IR |
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