ALLYL HEXANOATE

Overview

Chemical Names
2-PROPENYL HEXANOATE
Synonyms
ALLYL CAPROATE
CAS number
123-68-2
JECFA number
3
COE number
2181
FEMA number
2032
Functional Class
Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT

Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1996

ADI:
0-0.13 mg/kg bw (1990)

Comments:
No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1990 ADI, equivalent to 0-0.05 mg/kg allyl alcohol, for allyl heptanoate, allyl hexanoate and allyl isovalerate, was maintained at the forty-sixth meeting (1996).
Meeting:
46
Specs Code:
R
Report: 
TRS 868-JECFA 46/28
Specification: 
COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 4/FNP 52 Add.4/171
Previous Years:
1990, TRS 806-JECFA 37/16 (COMPENDIUM/43), FAS 28-JECFA 37/109. 0-0.13. (EQUIVALENT TO 0-0.05 mg/kg ALLYL ALCOHOL (GROUP ADI WITH ALLYL HEXANOATE AND ALLYL ISOVALERATE)). FU. N, T 1980, FNP 17-JECFA 24/4. N, T
1990, TRS 806-JECFA 37/16 (COMPENDIUM/43), FAS 28-JECFA 37/109. 0-0.13. (EQUIVALENT TO 0-0.05 mg/kg ALLYL ALCOHOL (GROUP ADI WITH ALLYL HEXANOATE AND ALLYL ISOVALERATE)). FU. N, T 1980, FNP 17-JECFA 24/4. N, T