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 Category:flavor and fragrance agents 
  
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information: 
  
Physical Properties: 
| Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |  
| Assay: |  95.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Specific Gravity: | 1.05300 to 1.05900 @  25.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).:  |  8.762 to  8.812
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| Refractive Index: | 1.49400 to 1.50000 @  20.00 °C.
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| Melting Point: |   13.00 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: |  231.00 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.003000 mmHg @  25.00 °C. (est) |  
| Flash Point: |  239.00 °F. TCC (  115.00 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): |   1.634 (est) |  
| Soluble in: |  
|   | alcohol |  |   | water, 1834 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  
| Insoluble in: |  
|   | water |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor Type: spicy |  
| sweet spicy woody  |  
| Odor Description:at 1.00 % in propylene glycol. sweet spicy woody |  
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
 
  
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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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| 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:  |  | 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 wine lactone usage levels up to:  |  |   |     0.5000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU):  | 0.012 (μg/capita/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: 22 |  
| Click here to view publication 22 |  
|   | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |  
| baked goods:  | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |  
| beverages(nonalcoholic):  | 0.50000 | 5.00000 |  
| beverages(alcoholic):  | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| breakfast cereal:  | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| cheese:  | 0.50000 | 2.00000 |  
| chewing gum:  | 1.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| condiments / relishes:  | 5.00000 | 20.00000 |  
| confectionery froastings:  | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| egg products:  | - | - |  
| fats / oils:  | - | - |  
| fish products:  | - | - |  
| frozen dairy:  | 0.50000 | 5.00000 |  
| fruit ices:  | - | - |  
| gelatins / puddings:  | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| granulated sugar:  | - | - |  
| gravies:  | - | - |  
| hard candy:  | 1.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| imitation dairy:  | 1.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| instant coffee / tea:  | 1.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| jams / jellies:  | - | - |  
| meat products:  | - | - |  
| milk products:  | 0.50000 | 2.00000 |  
| nut products:  | - | - |  
| other grains:  | - | - |  
| poultry:  | - | - |  
| processed fruits:  | - | - |  
| processed vegetables:  | - | - |  
| reconstituted vegetables:  | - | - |  
| seasonings / flavors:  | 50.00000 | 200.00000 |  
| snack foods:  | - | - |  
| soft candy:  | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |  
| 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 217: alpha,beta-Unsaturated ketones and precursors from chemical subgroup 4.1 of FGE.19: Lactones[1] View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 217, Revision 1 (FGE.217Rev1). Consideration of genotoxic potential for a,ß-unsaturated ketones and precursors from chemical subgroup 4.1 of FGE.19: Lactones View page or View pdf
 
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 217 Revision 2 (FGE.217Rev2), consideration of genotoxic potential for a,ß-unsaturated ketones and precursors from chemical subgroup 4.1 of FGE.19: lactones 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 :6427076 |  
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |  
| WGK Germany:3 |  
| 3,6-dimethyl-3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one |  
| Chemidplus:0057743632 |  
 
  
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Other Information: 
  
Potential Blenders and core components  note 
  
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
| 2(3H)- | benzofuranone, 3,6-dimethyl-3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro- |  | 2(3H)- | benzofuranone, 3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl- |  | 3,6- | dimethyl-3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-2(3H)-one |  | 3,6- | dimethyl-3a,4,5,7a-tetrahydro-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one |  | 2-(2- | hydroxy-4-methyl-3-cyclohexenyl) propionic acid gamma-lactone |  | 2-(2- | hydroxy-4-methyl-3-cyclohexenyl)propionic acid gamma-lactone |  | 3a,4,5,7a- | tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl benzofuran-2(3H)-one |  | 3a,4,5,7a- | tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-2(3H)-benzofuranone |  |   | tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-2(3H)-benzofuranone, 3a,4,5,7a |  
 
  
Articles:
  
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 Constit. of wine
Wine lactone is a pleasant smelling compound found naturally in apples, orange juice, grapefruit juice, orange essential oil, clementine peel oil and various grape wines. Used as a food additive [EAFUS]
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