Category:flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow crystalline powder (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 58.00 to 61.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 760.00 to 223.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.081000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 190.00 °F. TCC ( 87.78 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.987 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, very slightly | | water, 2175 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Type: fruity |
almond bitter almond phenolic cherry |
Odor Description:at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. bitter almond phenolic |
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. 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 37/39 - Wear suitable 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: |
gavage-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 1520 mg/kg (Mondino, 1982)
oral-rat LD50 [sex: M,F] 1520 mg/kg (Peano & Berruto, 1982)
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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 4-methyl salicylaldehyde usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.61 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.30 (μg/capita/day) |
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: | - | 2.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | - |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 0.50000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 0.50000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 1.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 0.50000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | 1.00000 |
nut products: | - | 0.50000 |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | 0.50000 |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | 0.50000 |
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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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 20 (FGE.20): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 52 (FGE.52): Consideration of hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 1 (FGE.20Rev1): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 2 (FGE.20Rev2): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 3(FGE.20Rev3): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 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):698-27-1 |
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :61200 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
WGK Germany:3 |
2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde |
Chemidplus:0000698271 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor |
anisic |
ortho- acetanisole FL/FR |
ortho- anisaldehyde FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- acetyl furan FL/FR |
sumatra benzoin absolute FL/FR |
benzyl cinnamate FL/FR |
methyl (E)-cinnamate FL/FR |
methyl cinnamate FL/FR |
berry |
raspberry ketone methyl ether FL/FR |
bready |
furfural FL/FR |
buttery |
3,4- hexane dione FL/FR |
camphoreous |
butyrophenone FL/FR |
dextro- camphor FL/FR |
chocolate |
chocolate pyrazine A FL/FR |
2- methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine FL/FR |
vanillyl ethyl ether FL/FR |
creamy |
para- vanillyl alcohol FL/FR |
ethereal |
cyclohexyl formate FL/FR |
floral |
acetophenone FL/FR |
benzyl alcohol FL/FR |
dimethyl anthranilate FL/FR |
phenyl acetaldehyde diisobutyl acetal FL/FR |
fruity |
allyl 2-ethyl butyrate FL/FR |
allyl benzoate FR |
allyl isovalerate FL/FR |
bitter almond oil FL/FR |
iso amyl 2-methyl butyrate FL/FR |
amyl butyrate FL/FR |
para- anisyl propionate FL/FR |
benzaldehyde FL/FR |
benzaldehyde glycrol acetal FL/FR |
2- benzofuran carboxaldehyde FL/FR |
bread thiophene FL/FR |
cherry oxyacetate FL/FR |
cherry pentenoate FL/FR |
cherry propanol FL/FR |
cyclohexyl cinnamate FL/FR |
4- ethyl benzaldehyde FL/FR |
ethyl benzoyl acetate FL/FR |
ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate FL/FR |
heptyl isobutyrate FL/FR |
3- methyl-2-butenal FL/FR |
meta- tolualdehyde FL/FR |
para- tolualdehyde FL/FR |
tolualdehyde glyceryl acetal FL/FR |
tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p) FL/FR |
green |
benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal FL/FR |
diphenyl oxide FL/FR |
phenyl acetaldehyde diethyl acetal FL/FR |
seaweed absolute (fucus vesiculosus et serratus) FL/FR |
herbal |
laevo- perillaldehyde FL/FR |
yerba mate absolute FL/FR |
honey |
methyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
phenyl pyruvic acid FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |
minty |
piperitenone FL/FR |
mossy |
veramoss (IFF) FR |
naphthyl |
2,4- dimethyl benzaldehyde FL/FR |
nutty |
3,5- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
2- methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |
2- methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine FL/FR |
nutty cyclohexenone FL/FR |
phenolic |
anisole FL/FR |
2,3- dimethyl benzofuran FL/FR |
para-alpha- dimethyl styrene FL/FR |
ortho- guaiacol FL/FR |
2'- hydroxyacetophenone FL/FR |
methyl benzoate FL/FR |
4- methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol FL/FR |
piper betle leaf oil FR |
2- propyl phenol FL/FR |
4- propyl phenol FL/FR |
4- vinyl phenol FL/FR |
2,5- xylenol FL/FR |
2,3- xylenol FL/FR |
powdery |
para- anisyl acetate FL/FR |
dibenzyl ketone FL/FR |
smoky |
4- ethyl phenol FL/FR |
pyroligneous acids FL/FR |
spicy |
cinnamyl isovalerate FL/FR |
4- ethyl guaiacol FL/FR |
para- methoxycinnamaldehyde FL/FR |
(E)-para- methoxycinnamaldehyde FL/FR |
4- methyl guaiacol FL/FR |
zingerone FL/FR |
vanilla |
ortho- dimethyl hydroquinone FL/FR |
woody |
guaiacyl acetate FL/FR |
beta- thujaplicin FR |
For Flavor |
No flavor group found for these |
para- anisyl propionate FL/FR |
butyrophenone FL/FR |
chavicol FL |
chocolate pyrazine A FL/FR |
2,4- dihydroxybenzoic acid FL |
2,6- dimethoxy-4-vinyl phenol FL |
ortho- dimethyl hydroquinone FL/FR |
ethyl 2-phenyl-3-furoate FL |
4- ethyl benzaldehyde FL/FR |
5- ethyl-2-thiophene carboxaldehyde FL |
2- hexenal FL |
(E)-para- methoxycinnamaldehyde FL/FR |
methyl (E)-cinnamate FL/FR |
3- methyl crotonic acid FL |
methyl furfuracrylate FL |
2- methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |
2- methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine FL/FR |
phenyl acetaldehyde diethyl acetal FL/FR |
piperitenone FL/FR |
2- propyl phenol FL/FR |
4- propyl phenol FL/FR |
para- salicylic acid FL |
seaweed absolute (fucus vesiculosus et serratus) FL/FR |
tolualdehyde glyceryl acetal FL/FR |
anisic |
anisic |
ortho- anisaldehyde FL/FR |
aromatic |
anisole FL/FR |
laevo- perillaldehyde FL/FR |
berry |
heptyl isobutyrate FL/FR |
raspberry ketone methyl ether FL/FR |
bitter |
dibenzyl ketone FL/FR |
brown |
furfural FL/FR |
burnt |
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |
buttery |
3,4- hexane dione FL/FR |
chemical |
2,3- dimethyl benzofuran FL/FR |
cherry |
para- methoxycinnamaldehyde FL/FR |
creamy |
para- vanillyl alcohol FL/FR |
ethereal |
allyl 2-ethyl butyrate FL/FR |
fishy |
3- penten-2-one FL |
floral |
methyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
fruity |
allyl isovalerate FL/FR |
bitter almond oil FL/FR |
iso amyl 2-methyl butyrate FL/FR |
amyl butyrate FL/FR |
para- anisyl acetate FL/FR |
benzaldehyde FL/FR |
benzaldehyde glycrol acetal FL/FR |
benzyl alcohol FL/FR |
bread thiophene FL/FR |
cherry laurel oil FL |
cherry oxyacetate FL/FR |
cherry pentenoate FL/FR |
cherry propanol FL/FR |
cinnamyl isovalerate FL/FR |
cyclohexyl cinnamate FL/FR |
dimethyl anthranilate FL/FR |
ethyl benzoyl acetate FL/FR |
ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate FL/FR |
2,4- hexadien-1-ol FL |
3- methyl-2-butenal FL/FR |
meta- tolualdehyde FL/FR |
tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p) FL/FR |
green |
benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal FL/FR |
cyclohexyl formate FL/FR |
diphenyl oxide FL/FR |
phenyl acetaldehyde diisobutyl acetal FL/FR |
herbal |
yerba mate absolute FL/FR |
meaty |
2,6- dimethyl thiophenol FL |
ortho- thioguaiacol FL |
medicinal |
dextro- camphor FL/FR |
musty |
2- ethoxythiazole FL |
2,5- xylenol FL/FR |
naphthyl |
2,4- dimethyl benzaldehyde FL/FR |
2'- hydroxyacetophenone FL/FR |
nutty |
2- acetyl furan FL/FR |
2- benzofuran carboxaldehyde FL/FR |
3,5- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
3,5(6)- cocoa pyrazine FL |
2- methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine FL/FR |
nutty cyclohexenone FL/FR |
phenolic |
methyl benzoate FL/FR |
4- methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol FL/FR |
phenyl pyruvic acid FL/FR |
4- vinyl phenol FL/FR |
2,3- xylenol FL/FR |
powdery |
ortho- acetanisole FL/FR |
acetophenone FL/FR |
powdery ketone FL |
rummy |
vanillyl ethyl ether FL/FR |
smoky |
4- ethyl phenol FL/FR |
pyroligneous acids FL/FR |
spicy |
sumatra benzoin absolute FL/FR |
benzyl cinnamate FL/FR |
para-alpha- dimethyl styrene FL/FR |
methyl cinnamate FL/FR |
4- methyl guaiacol FL/FR |
para- tolualdehyde FL/FR |
zingerone FL/FR |
woody |
4- ethyl guaiacol FL/FR |
ortho- guaiacol FL/FR |
guaiacyl acetate FL/FR |
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl- | 2,4- | cresotaldehyde | 2- | formyl-5-methylphenol | 2- | hydroxy-4-methyl benzaldehyde | 2- | hydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde | 2- | hydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde | 4- | methyl salicylic aldehyde | 4- | methyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde | 4- | methylsalicyclic aldehyde | 3- | methylsalicylaldehyde | 4- | methylsalicylaldehyde | m-homo | salicylaldehyde | meta-homo | salicylaldehyde | homo | salicylaldehyde, m- |
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