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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Carveol |
| Synonym(s) |
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-ol |
| JECFA number |
381 |
| CAS number |
99-48-9 |
| FEMA number |
2247 |
| COE number |
2027 |
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| Molecular weight |
152.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H16O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a spearminty odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
226-227° |
| Assay min % |
96.0% (Z) isomer 45% +/- 5%, (E) isomer 55% +/- 5% |
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| Refractive index |
1.493-1.497 |
| Specific gravity |
0.947-0.953 |
| Other requirements |
Optical rotation: -130° to -117° |
| ID Test |
IR |
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