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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1996 (Session 46) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Ethyl butanoate |
| JECFA number |
29 |
| CAS number |
105-54-4 |
| FEMA number |
2427 |
| COE number |
264 |
| FLAVIS number |
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| Molecular weight |
116.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with a banana, pineapple odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in fixed oils and propylene glycol, insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 3ml 60% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
121° |
| Assay min % |
98.0% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.391-1.394 |
| Specific gravity |
0.870-0.877 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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