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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Citronellal |
| Synonym(s) |
2,3-Dihydrocitral;Rhodinal;beta-Citronellal;dl-Citronellal |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
3,7-Dimethyl-6-octenal |
| JECFA number |
1220 |
| CAS number |
106-23-0 |
| FEMA number |
2307 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
05.021 |
| Molecular weight |
154.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to slightly yellow liquid; intense lemon-citronella-rose aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water, glycerol; slightly soluble in propylene glycol; soluble in fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
206° |
| Assay min % |
85% (aldehydes as C10H18O) |
| Acid value max |
3 |
| Refractive index |
1.446-1.456 |
| Specific gravity |
0.850-0.860 |
| Other requirements |
SC: mixture of naturally occurring terpenoid materials - 1,8-cineole, 2-Isopropylidene-5-methylcyclohexanol, linalool, citronellyl acetate |
| ID Test |
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