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: | 0.99500 to 1.04600 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.289 to 8.714
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Refractive Index: | 1.45900 @ 23.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 95.00 °C. @ 15.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.108000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 195.00 °F. TCC ( 90.56 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.734 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| fats | | water | | water, 1494 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description:at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. sulfury |
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: |
Not determined
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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 ethyl 4-(methyl thio) butyrate usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | ND (μg/capita/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.20000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | 0.20000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | 0.20000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 0.20000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 0.20000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 0.20000 |
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: | - | 0.20000 |
soups: | - | - |
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 8 (FGE.08)[1]: Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical group 20 View page or View pdf
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 1 (FGE.08Rev1): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 3 (FGE.08Rev3): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 08, Revision 4 (FGE.08Rev4): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 View page or View pdf
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EPI System: View |
AIDS Citations:Search |
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Toxicology Citations:Search |
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :5463935 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
ethyl 4-methylsulfanylbutanoate |
Chemidplus:0022014488 |
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| butanoic acid, 4-(methylthio)-, ethyl ester | | butyric acid, 4-(methylthio)-, ethyl ester | | ethyl 4-(methyl thio) butanoate | | ethyl 4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoate | | ethyl 4-(methylthio) butyrate | | ethyl 4-(methylthio)butanoate | | ethyl 4-(methylthio)butyrate | | ethyl 4-methylsulfanylbutanoate | 4-( | methyl thio) butanoic acid ethyl ester | 4-( | methyl thio) butyric acid ethyl ester |
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