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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Lauric aldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Aldehyde C-12;Lauryl aldehyde |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Dodecanal |
| JECFA number |
110 |
| CAS number |
112-54-9 |
| FEMA number |
2615 |
| COE number |
99 |
| FLAVIS number |
05.011 |
| Molecular weight |
184.32 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H24O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to light yellow liquid/fatty odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, most fixed oils, propylene glycol (may be turbid); insoluble in glycerol, water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml of 80% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
249° |
| Assay min % |
92% |
| Acid value max |
10 |
| Refractive index |
1.433-1.439 |
| Specific gravity |
0.826-0.836 |
| Other requirements |
SC: tetradecanal, decanal, hexaecanal |
| ID Test |
IR |
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