PRODUCT Properties
| Density | 1.139 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| FEMA | 2865 | PHENETHYL 2-FUROATE |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | >230 °F |
| storage temp. | Refrigerator, under inert atmosphere |
| solubility | Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. |
| form | liquid |
| color | Colorless |
| Odor | Warm, fruity-caramellic, slightly earthyoily odor of moderate tenacity. |
| Odor Type | honey |
| JECFA Number | 1517 |
| LogP | 3.01 |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 7149-32-8 |
Description and Uses
Warm, oily-caramellic, slightly but pleasantly fungoid taste in concentrations below 2 ppm.
The title ester is not used in perfume compositions as far as the author is aware.
It is used in trace amounts in flavor compositions for its peculiar warm notes, mainly in Chocolate and Mushroom imitation flavors.
The concentration in the finished product may be as low as 0.05 ppm.
Safety
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | LV2018000 |
