Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
Cuminaldehyde |
Synonym(s) |
Cumaldehyde;Cuminal;Cuminic aldehyde;p-Isopropylbenzaldehyde |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
Status of specification |
Full |
Information required |
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Chemical name |
4-Isopropylbenzaldehye |
JECFA number |
868 |
CAS number |
122-03-2 |
FEMA number |
2341 |
COE number |
111 |
FLAVIS number |
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Molecular weight |
148.2 |
Chemical formula |
C10H12O |
Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a strong, pungent, spicy, green, herbaceous odour |
Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
Boiling point (°C) |
235-236° |
Assay min % |
95% (by chemical analysis) |
Acid value max |
5 |
Refractive index |
1.527-1.534 |
Specific gravity |
0.973-0.981 |
Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 74.04) |
ID Test |
IR |
Spectrum |
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