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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Benzaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzoic aldehyde;Benzenecarboxaldehyde;Benzenecarbinal;Artificial almond oil |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Benzaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
22 |
| CAS number |
100-52-7 |
| FEMA number |
2127 |
| COE number |
101 |
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| Molecular weight |
106.12 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H6O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to yellow liquid with a sweet, strong almond odour |
| Solubility |
very slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
178° |
| Assay min % |
98.0% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.544-1.547 |
| Specific gravity |
1.040-1.047 |
| Other requirements |
Passes test for chlorinated compounds |
| ID Test |
IR |
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