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methyl 5-methyl furfuryl sulfide

flavoring agents
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CAS Number: 13679-60-2
FDA UNII: Search
CoE Number: 11522
Category: flavoring agents
IUPAC Name: methyl 5-methyl furfuryl sulfide
InChI : InChI=1/C7H10OS/c1-6-3-4-7(8-6)5-9-2/h3-4H,5H2,1-2H3
Std.InChI: InChI=1S/C7H10OS/c1-6-3-4-7(8-6)5-9-2/h3-4H,5H2,1-2H3
InChIKey : WFHOSUSADRVYLU-UHFFFAOYAN
Std.InChIKey: WFHOSUSADRVYLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES : CC1=CC=C(O1)CSC
Molar Refractivity : 40.92 ± 0.3 cm3 (est)
Parachor : 326.1 ± 4.0 cm3 (est)
Index of Refraction : 1.516 ± 0.02 (est)
Surface Tension : 33.7 ± 3.0 dyne/cm (est)
Density : 1.051 ± 0.06 g/cm3 (est)
Polarizability : 16.22 ± 0.5 10-24cm3 (est)

US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:

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DG SANTE Food Flavourings:13.145 methyl 5-methylfurfuryl sulfide

Physical Properties:

Appearance:colorless clear liquid (est)
Assay: 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
Specific Gravity:1.04800 to 1.05400 @ 25.00 °C.
Pounds per Gallon - (est).: 8.720 to 8.770
Refractive Index:1.50900 to 1.51500 @ 20.00 °C.
Boiling Point: 183.00 to 184.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 71.00 to 72.00 °C. @ 11.00 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure:1.032000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point: 149.00 °F. TCC ( 65.00 °C. )
logP (o/w): 2.182 (est)
Soluble in:
alcohol
water, 551 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Insoluble in:
water

Organoleptic Properties:

Cosmetic Information:

None found

Safety Information:

Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements
Pictogram
Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
Not determined
Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined

Safety in Use Information:

Category:
flavoring agents
Recommendation for methyl 5-methyl furfuryl sulfide usage levels up to:
not for fragrance use.
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): 0.0024 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): 160 (μg/person/day)
Adequate NOAEL exists: Yes
Threshold of Concern:540 (μg/person/day)
Structure Class: II
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/kgmaximum usage mg/kg
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): 0.400002.00000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): 0.200001.00000
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): 0.400002.00000
Processed fruit (04.1): 0.300001.50000
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): --
Confectionery (05.0): 0.400002.00000
Chewing gum (05.3): --
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): 0.200001.00000
Bakery wares (07.0): 0.400002.00000
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): 0.100000.40000
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): 0.100000.40000
Eggs and egg products (10.0): --
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): --
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): 0.200001.00000
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): 0.400002.00000
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): 0.200001.00000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): 0.400002.00000
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): 1.000005.00000
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): 0.200001.00000

Safety References:

European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):

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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 67, Revision 3 (FGE.67Rev3): consideration of 23 furan-substituted compounds evaluated by JECFA at the 55th, 65th, 69th and 86th meetings
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2-methyl-5-(methylsulfanylmethyl)furan

References:

2-methyl-5-(methylsulfanylmethyl)furan
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Other Information:

(IUPAC):Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf)
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EFSA Update of results on the monitoring of furan levels in food:Read Report
EFSA Previous report: Results on the monitoring of furan levels in food:Read Report
EFSA Report of the CONTAM Panel on provisional findings on furan in food:Read Report

Potential Blenders and core components :

None Found

Potential Uses:

None Found

Occurrence (nature, food, other):

coffee - up to 0.2 mg/kg
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Synonyms:

furan, 2-methyl-5-[(methylthio)methyl]-
methyl 5-methylfurfuryl sulfide
5-methyl furfuryl methyl sulfide
2-methyl-5-(methylsulfanylmethyl)furan
5-methylfurfuryl methyl sulfide
5-methylfurfurylmethylsulfide
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