Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 97.00 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.50600 to 1.51200 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 12.531 to 12.581
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Refractive Index: | 1.13800 to 1.14400 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 101.00 °C. @ 2.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 88.00 to 89.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 1.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.109000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 222.00 °F. TCC ( 105.56 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.797 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 711.3 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Type: coffee |
coffee nutty earthy |
Odor Description:at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. coffee nutty earthy |
Flavor Type: coffee |
coffee mushroom |
Taste Description: coffee mushroom-like |
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Taytonn ASCC |
Difurfuryl Ether |
Odor Description:Coffee, Earthy, Mushroom |
Taste Description:coffee |
Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, gloves and eye/face protection.
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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 210 mg/kg GASTROINTESTINAL: ULCERATION OR BLEEDING FROM DUODENUM
GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA"
GASTROINTESTINAL: CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. Vol. 1, Pg. 93, 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 difurfuryl ether usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.12 (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: 6 |
Click here to view publication 6 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 1.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | 1.00000 |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | 1.00000 |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | 1.00000 |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 67 (FGE.67): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 1 (FGE.67Rev.1): Consideration of 40 furan-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and related esters, sulfides, disulfides and ethers evaluated by JECFA at the 65th meeting (JECFA, 2006b) and re-evaluated at the 69th meeting (JECFA, 2009c) View page or View pdf
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Statement on List of Representative Substances for Testing.
The current Statement lays down a list of substances in sub-groups with representative substances for which additional data are required prior to their evaluation through the Procedure (Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000). View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67 Revision 2 (FGE.67Rev2): Consideration of 28 furan-substituted compounds evaluated by JECFA at the 55th, 65th and 69th meetings (JECFA, 2001, 2006a, 2009b) View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 3 (FGE.67Rev3): consideration of 23 furan-substituted compounds evaluated by JECFA at the 55th, 65th, 69th and 86th meetings View page or View pdf
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EPI System: View |
AIDS Citations:Search |
Cancer Citations:Search |
Toxicology Citations:Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):4437-22-3 |
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :263034 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
WGK Germany:3 |
2-(furan-2-ylmethoxymethyl)furan |
Chemidplus:0004437223 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
sulfuryl octanoate FL/FR |
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sulfuryl butyrate FL/FR |
sulfuryl decanoate FL/FR |
sulfuryl hexanoate FL/FR |
sulfuryl isobutyrate FL/FR |
sulfuryl propionate FL/FR |
alliaceous |
alliaceous |
methyl furfuryl disulfide FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- acetyl furan FL/FR |
(E)- benzyl tiglate FL/FR |
caramellic |
coffee dione FL/FR |
cyclotene FL/FR |
fenugreek absolute FL/FR |
fenugreek oleoresin FL/FR |
iso propenyl pyrazine FL/FR |
chocolate |
cocoa hexenal FL/FR |
2,6- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2,4,5- trimethyl thiazole FL/FR |
cocoa |
2- methyl butyraldehyde FL/FR |
coffee |
cichorium intybus root extract FL/FR |
cichorium intybus root solid extract FL/FR |
coffea arabica seed extract FL/FR |
roasted coffea arabica seed extract FL/FR |
coffea arabica seed oil FL/FR |
coffee absolute FL/FR |
arabica coffee bean butter FL/FR |
roasted arabica coffee bean essence FL/FR |
roasted coffee bean extract FL/FR |
roasted arabica coffee bean oil FL/FR |
roasted arabica coffee bean oil CO2 extract FL/FR |
coffee bean oil extract FL/FR |
coffee difuran FL/FR |
coffee resinoid FL/FR |
furfuryl mercaptan FL/FR |
1- hydroxy-2-butanone FL/FR |
2- methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |
earthy |
benzyl tiglate FL/FR |
dibenzyl ether FL/FR |
1- nonen-3-ol FL/FR |
nutty pyrazine FL/FR |
3- octanol FL/FR |
1- octen-3-ol FL/FR |
floral |
octyl acetate FL/FR |
2- phenyl propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal FL/FR |
fruity |
tropical thiazole FL/FR |
green |
geranium thiazole FL/FR |
2- heptyl furan FL/FR |
phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal FL/FR |
herbal |
thymyl methyl ether FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |
musty |
3- acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan FL/FR |
hazelnut pyrazine FL/FR |
menthofuran FL/FR |
nutty |
2- acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2- acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine FL/FR |
3,5- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
3,6- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
2,3- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
4,5- dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline FL/FR |
2- ethyl-4-methyl thiazole FL/FR |
filbert heptenone FL/FR |
2,6- lutidine FL/FR |
5- methyl quinoxaline FL/FR |
2- methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine FL/FR |
nutty quinoxaline FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- tetramethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- acetyl pyrazine FL/FR |
sulfurous |
benzothiazole FL/FR |
furfuryl thioacetate FL/FR |
S- furfuryl thioformate FL/FR |
2- methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan FL/FR |
O- methyl S-1-methoxyhexan-3-yl carbonothioate FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- furfuryl pyrrole FL/FR |
mesityl oxide FL/FR |
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol FL/FR |
waxy |
2- tridecanone FL/FR |
For Flavor |
No flavor group found for these |
benzyl tiglate FL/FR |
6,7- dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-5H-cyclopentapyrazine FL |
dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine FL |
6,7- dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine FL |
2,5- dimethyl thiazole FL |
2,5- dimethyl-3-thiofuroyl furan FL |
furfural diethyl acetal FL |
tris( methyl thio) methane FL |
2- methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |
1,5- octadien-3-ol FL |
sulfuryl butyrate FL/FR |
sulfuryl decanoate FL/FR |
sulfuryl hexanoate FL/FR |
sulfuryl isobutyrate FL/FR |
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sulfuryl formate FL |
sulfuryl octanoate FL/FR |
sulfuryl propionate FL/FR |
absinthe |
absinthe |
absinthe flavor FL |
alliaceous |
benzyl mercaptan FL |
dicyclohexyl disulfide FL |
tropical thiazole FL/FR |
balsamic |
(E)- benzyl tiglate FL/FR |
brown |
fenugreek oleoresin FL/FR |
1- hydroxy-2-butanone FL/FR |
burnt |
furfuryl alcohol FL |
1-(2- furfuryl thio) propanone FL |
2- methyl quinoxaline FL |
iso propenyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |
caramellic |
caramel furanone FL |
cyclotene FL/FR |
fenugreek absolute FL/FR |
chocolate |
mocha cream flavor FL |
cocoa |
cocoa hexenal FL/FR |
coffee |
cappuccino flavor FL |
chicory flavor FL |
chicory root distillates FL |
chicory root essence FL |
roasted chicory root oil FL |
chicory tincture FL |
cichorium intybus root extract FL/FR |
cichorium intybus root solid extract FL/FR |
coffea arabica seed extract FL/FR |
roasted coffea arabica seed extract FL/FR |
coffea arabica seed oil FL/FR |
coffea canephora seed extract FL |
coffee absolute FL/FR |
arabica coffee bean butter FL/FR |
roasted coffee bean concentrate FL |
roasted robusta coffee bean essence FL |
roasted arabica coffee bean essence FL/FR |
roasted coffee bean essence FL |
dried roasted coffee bean extract FL |
roasted robusta coffee bean extract FL |
roasted coffee bean extract FL/FR |
roasted arabica coffee bean oil CO2 extract FL/FR |
coffee bean oil extract FL/FR |
coffee creme brulee flavor FL |
coffee difuran FL/FR |
coffee dione FL/FR |
coffee distillates FL |
espresso coffee distillates FL |
coffee enhancers FL |
espresso coffee essence FL |
espresso coffee extract FL |
coffee flavor FL |
irish coffee flavor FL |
dark roast coffee flavor FL |
espresso coffee flavor FL |
coffee liqueur flavor FL |
coffee pyrazine FL |
coffee resinoid FL/FR |
coffee royale flavor FL |
diisoamyl thiomalate FL |
2,4- dimethyl thiazole FL |
2- ethyl-4-methyl thiazole FL/FR |
furfuryl mercaptan FL/FR |
methyl furfuryl disulfide FL/FR |
methyl furfuryl mercaptopropionate FL |
2- methyl-5-vinyl pyrazine FL |
2-iso propyl pyrazine FL |
2- thiophene thiol FL |
creamy |
acetyl ethyl carbinol FL |
dairy |
creme brulle coffee flavor FL |
earthy |
difurfuryl sulfide FL |
1- nonen-3-ol FL/FR |
1,8- octane dithiol FL |
2- thienyl disulfide FL |
fatty |
2- heptyl furan FL/FR |
2- tridecanone FL/FR |
fishy |
4,5- dimethyl thiazole FL |
fruity |
dibenzyl ether FL/FR |
furfuryl propionate FL |
2- phenyl propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal FL/FR |
fusel |
2- methyl butyraldehyde FL/FR |
green |
dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) FL |
3,4- dimethoxystyrene FL |
geranium thiazole FL/FR |
2- methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine FL |
phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal FL/FR |
meaty |
benzothiazole FL/FR |
2,6- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
3- mercapto-2-butanone FL |
2- methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan FL |
mushroom |
1- octen-3-ol FL/FR |
mustard |
furfuryl methyl ether FL |
musty |
2- ethoxythiazole FL |
hazelnut pyrazine FL/FR |
menthofuran FL/FR |
2- methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan FL/FR |
3- octanol FL/FR |
thymyl methyl ether FL/FR |
nutty |
2- acetyl furan FL/FR |
3- acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan FL/FR |
2- acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2- acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine FL/FR |
3,6- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
3,5- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
3,5(6)- cocoa pyrazine FL |
2,3- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
4,5- dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline FL/FR |
filbert heptenone FL/FR |
2,6- lutidine FL/FR |
5- methyl quinoxaline FL/FR |
2- methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine FL/FR |
nutty pyrazine FL/FR |
nutty quinoxaline FL/FR |
nutty thiazole FL |
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- tetramethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2,4,5- trimethyl thiazole FL/FR |
onion |
furfuryl isopropyl sulfide FL |
popcorn |
2- propionyl-2-thiazoline FL |
potato |
mesityl oxide FL/FR |
roasted |
2- acetyl pyrazine FL/FR |
roasted arabica coffee bean oil FL/FR |
ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate FL |
furfuryl thioacetate FL/FR |
O- methyl S-1-methoxyhexan-3-yl carbonothioate FL/FR |
spicy |
cinnamon hazelnut cappuccino flavor FL |
sulfurous |
butyl mercaptan FL |
ethyl methyl sulfide FL |
S- furfuryl thioformate FL/FR |
furfuryl thiopropionate FL |
3- methyl-2-butane thiol FL |
2- thienyl mercaptan FL |
vegetable |
1- furfuryl pyrrole FL/FR |
waxy |
octyl 2-furoate FL |
octyl acetate FL/FR |
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2,2'- | difurfuryl ether | 2,2'-(oxy | dimethanediyl)difuran | 2,2'-(oxy | dimethylene) difuran | 2,2'-(oxy | dimethylene)difuran | 2-( | furan-2-ylmethoxymethyl) furan | 2-( | furan-2-ylmethoxymethyl)furan | | furan, 2,2'-(oxydimethylene)di- | | furan, 2,2'-[oxybis(methylene)]bis- | | furan, 2,2prime-(oxybis(methylene))bis- | | furfuryl ether | 2,2'-(oxybis( | methylene)) bisfuran | 2,2'-(oxybis( | methylene))bisfuran | 2,2'-[oxybis( | methylene)]bisfuran | 2,2'-[oxybis( | methylene)]difuran |
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