Category:flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.04700 to 1.05700 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.712 to 8.795
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Refractive Index: | 1.52300 to 1.52900 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 177.00 to 179.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 1.259000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 144.00 °F. TCC ( 62.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.766 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | water, 832.1 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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 methyl furfuryl thiol usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.37 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 160 (μg/person/day) |
Adequate NOAEL exists: | Yes |
Threshold of Concern: | 90 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | III |
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: 25 |
Click here to view publication 25 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 0.00500 | 0.05000 |
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: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | 0.00500 | 0.05000 |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
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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): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 0.30000 | 1.50000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.3): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 0.10000 | 0.40000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 0.10000 | 0.40000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 0.40000 | 2.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
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) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 (FGE.13); Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 View page or View pdf
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13Rev1: Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf
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Consideration of sulfur-substituted furan derivatives used as flavouring agents evaluated by JECFA (59th meeting) structurally related to a subgroup of substances within the group of “Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14” evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13Rev1 (2009) View page or View pdf
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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 13, Revision 2 (FGE.13Rev2): Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 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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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 Revision 3 (FGE.13Rev3): furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 View page or View pdf
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EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :521873 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
(5-methylfuran-2-yl)methanethiol |
Chemidplus:0059303058 |
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor |
alliaceous |
methyl furfuryl disulfide FL/FR |
balsamic |
2- acetyl furan FL/FR |
burnt |
2- ethyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
caramellic |
caramel furanone solution FL/FR |
coffee dione FL/FR |
cyclotene FL/FR |
fenugreek oleoresin FL/FR |
5- methyl furfural FL/FR |
chocolate |
cocoa oleoresin 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 |
roasted coffea arabica seed extract FL/FR |
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 |
nutty pyrazine FL/FR |
fruity |
tropical thiazole FL/FR |
herbal |
wormwood oil america FL/FR |
wormwood oil italy FL/FR |
wormwood oil poland FL/FR |
medicinal |
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |
moldy |
strawberry furanone methyl ether FL/FR |
musty |
menthofuran FL/FR |
nutty |
3,6- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
3,5- cocoa pyrazine FL/FR |
2,3- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
4,5- dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline FL/FR |
2- ethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2- ethyl-4-methyl thiazole FL/FR |
filbert heptenone FL/FR |
filbert heptenone B FL/FR |
5- methyl quinoxaline FL/FR |
sesame absolute FL/FR |
sesame absolute CO2 extract FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- tetramethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
phenolic |
para-alpha- dimethyl styrene FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- acetyl pyrazine FL/FR |
roasted |
fenugreek resinoid FL/FR |
trigonella foenum-graecum seed oil CO2 extract FL/FR |
sulfurous |
benzothiazole FL/FR |
cocoa essence FL/FR |
ethyl 3-mercaptobutyrate FL/FR |
furfuryl thioacetate FL/FR |
S- furfuryl thioformate FL/FR |
2- methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan FL/FR |
3- thiohexanol FL/FR |
sweet |
2- hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one FL/FR |
tobacco |
methyl benzoxole FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- furfuryl pyrrole FL/FR |
woody |
juniper berry oleoresin FL/FR |
For Flavor |
No flavor group found for these |
2- acetyl-6-methyl pyrazine FL |
1,2- butane dithiol FL |
dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine FL |
(Z+E)-2,5- dimethyl-3-tetrahydrofuran thiol FL |
(Z+E)-2,5- dimethyl-3-thioacetoxytetrahydrofuran FL |
2,5- dimethyl-3-thiofuroyl furan FL |
ethyl 3-mercaptobutyrate FL/FR |
2- ethyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2- ethyl-5(or6)-methyl pyrazine FL |
2- formyl pyrrole FL |
2- hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one FL/FR |
3- mercapto-3-methyl butyl formate FL |
methyl dihydrofuran thiol FL |
methyl methane thiosulfonate FL |
methyl octyl sulfide FL |
2- methyl-3-,5 or 6-(furfuryl thio) pyrazine FL/FR |
pyrazines mixture FL |
alliaceous |
alliaceous |
benzyl mercaptan FL |
1,3- butane dithiol FL |
dicyclohexyl disulfide FL |
tropical thiazole FL/FR |
brown |
fenugreek oleoresin FL/FR |
1- hydroxy-2-butanone FL/FR |
5- methyl furfural FL/FR |
burnt |
furfuryl alcohol FL |
2- methyl quinoxaline FL |
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |
caramellic |
caramel furanone FL |
caramel furanone solution FL/FR |
cyclotene FL/FR |
fenugreek resinoid FL/FR |
chocolate |
cocoa essence FL/FR |
cocoa oleoresin 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 CO2 extract FL/FR |
coffee bean oil extract FL/FR |
coffee difuran FL/FR |
coffee dione FL/FR |
coffee distillates FL |
coffee pyrazine FL |
coffee resinoid FL/FR |
difurfuryl ether 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 |
2- thiophene thiol FL |
earthy |
difurfuryl sulfide FL |
fruity |
furfuryl isobutyrate FL |
furfuryl isovalerate FL |
furfuryl propionate FL |
fusel |
2- methyl butyraldehyde FL/FR |
green |
2- methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine FL |
herbal |
wormwood oil america FL/FR |
wormwood oil italy FL/FR |
wormwood oil poland FL/FR |
meaty |
benzothiazole FL/FR |
2,6- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
3- mercapto-2-butanone FL |
(R,S)-2- mercapto-3-butanol FL |
2- methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan FL |
bis(2- methyl-3-furyl) disulfide FL |
S-(2- methyl-3-furyl) ethane thioate FL |
2- methyl-3-thioacetoxytetrahydrofuran FL |
milky |
dextro,laevo-3-( methyl thio) butanone FL |
molasses |
molasses blackstrap FL |
moldy |
strawberry furanone methyl ether FL/FR |
mustard |
furfuryl methyl ether FL |
musty |
2- ethoxythiazole FL |
menthofuran FL/FR |
2- methyl 5-(methyl thio) furan FL/FR |
nutty |
2- acetyl furan 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 pyrazine FL/FR |
1- ethyl-2-acetyl pyrrole FL |
filbert heptenone FL/FR |
filbert heptenone B FL/FR |
methyl benzoxole FL/FR |
5- methyl quinoxaline FL/FR |
nutty pyrazine FL/FR |
nutty thiazole FL |
sesame absolute FL/FR |
sesame absolute CO2 extract FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- tetramethyl pyrazine FL/FR |
2,4,5- trimethyl thiazole FL/FR |
onion |
furfuryl isopropyl sulfide FL |
phenolic |
2- ethyl benzene thiol FL |
roasted |
2- acetyl pyrazine FL/FR |
roasted arabica coffee bean oil FL/FR |
ethyl 3-(furfuryl thio) propionate FL |
furfuryl thioacetate FL/FR |
trigonella foenum-graecum seed oil CO2 extract FL/FR |
solvent |
2- ethyl furan FL |
spicy |
para-alpha- dimethyl styrene FL/FR |
sulfurous |
2,3- butane dithiol FL |
butyl mercaptan FL |
ethyl methyl sulfide FL |
S- ethyl thioacetate FL |
S- furfuryl thioformate FL/FR |
furfuryl thiopropionate FL |
3- methyl-2-butane thiol FL |
potato butanone FL |
roasted butanol FL |
2- thienyl mercaptan FL |
3- thiohexanol FL/FR |
vegetable |
1- furfuryl pyrrole FL/FR |
woody |
juniper berry oleoresin FL/FR |
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2- | furanmethanethiol, 5-methyl- | 5- | methyl furfuryl mercaptan | (5- | methyl furfuryl) mercaptan | 5- | methyl-2-furan methane thiol | 5- | methyl-2-furanmethanethiol | 5- | methyl-2-furfuryl thiol | 5- | methyl-2-furfurylthiol | (5- | methyl-2-furyl)methanethiol | (5- | methylfuran-2-yl)methanethiol | | methylfurfuryl mercaptan | 5- | methylfurfurylmercaptan | | methylfurfurylthiol |
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