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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: |
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Not determined
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
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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 |
| Cancer Citations:Search |
| 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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