Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | white powder (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 44.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 292.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.001000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 252.00 °F. TCC ( 122.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.741 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, very slightly | | water, 484.5 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
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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: |
intravenous-mouse LD50 56 mg/kg U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. Vol. NX#06395
oral-rabbit LDLo 3000 mg/kg "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1956-59Vol. 1, Pg. 138, 1955.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
subcutaneous-rat LD50 2000 mg/kg "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1956-59Vol. 1, Pg. 138, 1955.
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for ethyl vanillate usage levels up to: | | 1.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.024 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 3900 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.3): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 20.00000 | 100.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
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 54 (FGE.54)[1] - Consideration of 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) - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food 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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Flavouring Group Evaluation 54, Revision 1 (FGE.54Rev1): Consideration of 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.20Rev1 (2009) 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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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 4 (FGE.20Rev4): 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):617-05-0 |
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :12038 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
WGK Germany:3 |
ethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate |
Chemidplus:0000617050 |
RTECS:YW5425000 for cas# 617-05-0 |
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor |
acidic |
cyclohexyl acetic acid FL/FR |
amber |
ambrette seed oil FL/FR |
anisic |
para- acetanisole FL/FR |
ortho- acetanisole FL/FR |
ortho- anisaldehyde FL/FR |
para- anisaldehyde FL/FR |
balsamic |
benzophenone FR |
iso butyl benzoate FL/FR |
cinnamyl alcohol FL/FR |
ethyl cinnamate FL/FR |
guaiacyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
peru balsam oil FL/FR |
bready |
furfural FL/FR |
chocolate |
cocoa pentenal FL/FR |
vanillyl ethyl ether FL/FR |
coffee |
furfuryl mercaptan FL/FR |
coumarinic |
phthalide FL/FR |
creamy |
para- vanillic acid FL/FR |
floral |
para- anisaldehyde / methyl anthranilate schiff's base FR |
anisyl propanal / methyl anthranilate schiff's base FR |
dimethyl alpha-ionone FR |
dimethyl anthranilate FL/FR |
geranyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
heliotropin FL/FR |
heliotropyl acetate FL/FR |
(E)-beta- ionone FL/FR |
alpha- irone FL/FR |
ortho- methyl acetophenone FL/FR |
beta-iso methyl ionone FL/FR |
alpha-iso methyl ionone (50% min.) FL/FR |
alpha-iso methyl ionone (90% min.) FL/FR |
methyl ionyl acetate FL/FR |
orris rhizome resinoid (iris pallida) FL/FR |
iso propyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
rhodinol FL/FR |
rhodinyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
(E)-2,5,9- trimethyl-4,9-decadien-1-al FR |
fruity |
acetyl methyl anthranilate FL/FR |
cherry oxyacetate FL/FR |
ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate FL/FR |
ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate FL/FR |
peach pivalate FR |
tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p) FL/FR |
green |
3,7- dimethyl-6-octenoic acid FL/FR |
para- methyl hydratropaldehyde FL/FR |
phenoxyethyl isobutyrate FL/FR |
herbal |
safranal FL/FR |
leathery |
castoreum absolute FL/FR |
musk |
cyclohexadecanone FR |
ethylene brassylate FL/FR |
exaltone (Firmenich) FR |
dextro,laevo- muscone FL/FR |
musk amberol FR |
musk indane FR |
musk tetralin FL/FR |
omega- pentadecalactone FL/FR |
musty |
cocoa butenal FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- methyl anisole FL/FR |
beta- naphthyl ethyl ether FL/FR |
nutty |
2,3,5- trimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
phenolic |
2,3- dimethyl benzofuran FL/FR |
para-alpha- dimethyl styrene FL/FR |
ortho- guaiacol FL/FR |
4- methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol FL/FR |
piper betle leaf oil FR |
2- propyl phenol FL/FR |
2,5- xylenol FL/FR |
powdery |
para- anisyl acetate FL/FR |
para- anisyl alcohol FL/FR |
alpha- methyl ionone FL/FR |
smoky |
birch tar oil FL/FR |
cade oil FR |
2,6- dimethoxyphenol FL/FR |
alpha- ethoxy-ortho-cresol FL/FR |
4- ethyl phenol FL/FR |
propyl paraben CS |
pyroligneous acids FL/FR |
pyroligneous acids hickory FL/FR |
spicy |
cubeb oil FL/FR |
4- ethyl guaiacol FL/FR |
eugenol FL/FR |
iso eugenyl acetate FL/FR |
pepper tree berry oil FL/FR |
tobacco |
methyl benzoxole FL/FR |
vanilla |
heliotropyl alcohol FL/FR |
vanilla cresol FR |
vanillin FL/FR |
vanillin propylene glycol acetal FL/FR |
vanillyl acetate FL/FR |
vanillylidene acetone FL/FR |
woody |
amber formate FR |
cistus twig/leaf oil FL/FR |
guaiacwood oil FL/FR |
guaiacyl acetate FL/FR |
gurjun balsam oil FR |
(+)-alpha- santalyl acetate FL/FR |
timber propanol FR |
vetiveryl acetate FL/FR |
woody epoxide FR |
For Flavor |
No flavor group found for these |
benzyl disulfide FL |
birch tar oil FL/FR |
alpha- ethoxy-ortho-cresol FL/FR |
heliotropyl alcohol FL/FR |
beta-iso methyl ionone FL/FR |
1- methyl pyrrole FL |
prenyl mercaptan FL |
2- propyl phenol FL/FR |
(+)-alpha- santalyl acetate FL/FR |
vetiveryl acetate FL/FR |
amber |
amber |
ambrette seed oil FL/FR |
musk tetralin FL/FR |
anisic |
para- acetanisole FL/FR |
ortho- anisaldehyde FL/FR |
ortho- methyl acetophenone FL/FR |
balsamic |
ethyl cinnamate FL/FR |
peru balsam oil FL/FR |
vanillylidene acetone FL/FR |
brown |
furfural FL/FR |
chemical |
2,3- dimethyl benzofuran FL/FR |
cherry |
heliotropin FL/FR |
coconut |
6- methyl coumarin FL |
coffee |
furfuryl mercaptan FL/FR |
coumarinic |
phthalide FL/FR |
creamy |
para- anisaldehyde FL/FR |
para- vanillic acid FL/FR |
floral |
cocoa pentenal FL/FR |
3,7- dimethyl-6-octenoic acid FL/FR |
geranyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
heliotropyl acetate FL/FR |
pseudo ionone FL |
alpha-iso methyl ionone (50% min.) FL/FR |
alpha-iso methyl ionone (90% min.) FL/FR |
orris rhizome resinoid (iris pallida) FL/FR |
rhodinol FL/FR |
fruity |
acetyl methyl anthranilate FL/FR |
para- anisyl acetate FL/FR |
para- anisyl alcohol FL/FR |
iso butyl benzoate FL/FR |
cherry oxyacetate FL/FR |
dimethyl anthranilate FL/FR |
ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate FL/FR |
ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate FL/FR |
alpha- methyl ionone FL/FR |
tolualdehydes (mixed o,m,p) FL/FR |
green |
cinnamyl alcohol FL/FR |
cocoa butenal FL/FR |
para- methyl hydratropaldehyde FL/FR |
phenoxyethyl isobutyrate FL/FR |
herbal |
celery seed oleoresin FL |
honey |
iso propyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
leathery |
castoreum absolute FL/FR |
meaty |
4- allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol FL |
ortho- thioguaiacol FL |
medicinal |
2,6- dimethoxyphenol FL/FR |
musk |
ethylene brassylate FL/FR |
dextro,laevo- muscone FL/FR |
musty |
2- ethoxythiazole FL |
2,3,5- trimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2,5- xylenol FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- methyl anisole FL/FR |
nutty |
methyl benzoxole FL/FR |
onion |
2- methyl-1,3-dithiolane FL |
phenolic |
guaiacyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
4- methyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol FL/FR |
powdery |
ortho- acetanisole FL/FR |
beta- naphthyl ethyl ether FL/FR |
powdery ketone FL |
rummy |
vanillyl ethyl ether FL/FR |
smoky |
4- ethyl phenol FL/FR |
pyroligneous acids FL/FR |
pyroligneous acids hickory FL/FR |
dextro- xylose FL |
spicy |
chipotle chili oleoresin FL |
cubeb oil FL/FR |
para-alpha- dimethyl styrene FL/FR |
eugenol FL/FR |
iso eugenyl acetate FL/FR |
pepper tree berry oil FL/FR |
sweet |
cyclohexyl acetic acid FL/FR |
vanilla |
omega- pentadecalactone FL/FR |
vanillin FL/FR |
vanillin propylene glycol acetal FL/FR |
vanillyl acetate FL/FR |
waxy |
rhodinyl phenyl acetate FL/FR |
woody |
cistus twig/leaf oil FL/FR |
4- ethyl guaiacol FL/FR |
ortho- guaiacol FL/FR |
guaiacwood oil FL/FR |
guaiacyl acetate FL/FR |
(E)-beta- ionone FL/FR |
alpha- irone FL/FR |
methyl ionyl acetate FL/FR |
safranal FL/FR |
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
m- | anisic acid, 4-hydroxy-, ethyl ester | | benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-, ethyl ester | | ethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate | | ethyl-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzolcarboxylat | 4- | hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid ethyl ester | 4- | hydroxy-m-anisic acid ethyl ester | 4- | hydroxy-meta-anisic acid ethyl ester | 3- | methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester | 3- | methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, ethyl ester | | vanillic acid ethyl ester | | vanillic acid, ethyl ester |
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