Category:flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 97.00 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.82700 to 0.83300 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.881 to 6.931
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Refractive Index: | 1.40100 to 1.40700 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 116.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 3.815000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 102.00 °F. TCC ( 38.89 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.563 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | water, 415.4 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Type: herbal |
sweet herbal caramellic |
Odor Description:at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. sweet herbal caramel |
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 3800 mg/kg (Burdock & Ford, 1990j)
oral-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 3754 mg/kg (Reagan & Becci, 1984i)
oral-rat LD50 3400 mg/kg SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: LACRIMATION: EYE
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER
GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA" Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. Vol. 1, Pg. 5, 1990.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 2,5-diethyl tetrahydrofuran usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.009 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.09 (μg/capita/day) |
Structure Class: | II |
Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
publication number: 14 |
Click here to view publication 14 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 5.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | 5.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 5.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 5.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | 10.00000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor |
buttery |
acetoin FL/FR |
caramellic |
caramel pentadione FL/FR |
cyclotene FL/FR |
cyclotene hydrate FL/FR |
alpha,alpha- dimethyl anisyl acetone FL/FR |
ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate FL/FR |
ethyl cyclopentenolone FL/FR |
ethyl maltol FL/FR |
5- ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one FL/FR |
fenugreek absolute FL/FR |
geranyl crotonate FR |
immortelle absolute FL/FR |
maltol FL/FR |
maltyl propionate FL/FR |
maple furanone FL/FR |
menthone lactone FL/FR |
mesitene lactone FR |
rosefuran FL/FR |
shoyu furanone FL/FR |
strawberry furanone FL/FR |
toffee furanone FL/FR |
coumarinic |
tonka bean resinoid FR |
ethereal |
iso valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal FL/FR |
fatty |
(R)-gamma- decalactone FL/FR |
moldy |
strawberry furanone methyl ether FL/FR |
sweet |
vanilla oleoresin bali FL/FR |
vanilla |
vanilla bean absolute (vanilla planifolia) FL/FR |
For Flavor |
No flavor group found for these |
2- acetyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridine FL |
allyl 2-furoate FL |
(R)-gamma- decalactone FL/FR |
alpha,alpha- dimethyl anisyl acetone FL/FR |
ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate FL/FR |
5- ethyl-2,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one FL/FR |
menthone lactone FL/FR |
rosefuran FL/FR |
burnt |
burnt |
furfuryl alcohol FL |
caramellic |
caramel dione FL |
caramel furanone FL |
caramel pentadione FL/FR |
cyclotene FL/FR |
cyclotene hydrate FL/FR |
ethyl maltol FL/FR |
5- ethyl-3,4,5,6-tetramethyl cyclohexen-2-one FL |
fenugreek absolute FL/FR |
maltol FL/FR |
maltyl propionate FL/FR |
maple furanone FL/FR |
shoyu furanone FL/FR |
strawberry furanone FL/FR |
toffee furanone FL/FR |
creamy |
acetoin FL/FR |
fatty |
2,4- undecadienal FL |
(E,E)-2,4- undecadienal FL |
fruity |
2- pentanoyl furan FL |
iso valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal FL/FR |
green |
immortelle absolute FL/FR |
jammy |
ethyl cyclopentenolone FL/FR |
moldy |
strawberry furanone methyl ether FL/FR |
smoky |
dextro- xylose FL |
sweet |
vanilla oleoresin bali FL/FR |
vanilla |
vanilla bean absolute (vanilla planifolia) FL/FR |
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2,5- | diethyl oxolane | 2,5- | diethyloxolane | 2,5- | diethyltetrahydrofuran | | furan, 2,5-diethyltetrahydro- |
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