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2-furoic acid

flavoring agents
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CAS Number: 88-14-2
ECHA EC Number: 201-803-0
FDA UNII: P577F6494A
CoE Number: 10098
Category: flavoring agents
IUPAC Name: 2-furoic acid
InChI : InChI=1/C5H4O3/c6-5(7)4-2-1-3-8-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7)
Std.InChI: InChI=1S/C5H4O3/c6-5(7)4-2-1-3-8-4/h1-3H,(H,6,7)
InChIKey : SMNDYUVBFMFKNZ-UHFFFAOYAH
Std.InChIKey: SMNDYUVBFMFKNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES : C1=COC(=C1)C(=O)O
MDL: MFCD00003238
Molar Refractivity : 25.48 ± 0.3 cm3 (est)
Parachor : 223.3 ± 4.0 cm3 (est)
Index of Refraction : 1.513 ± 0.02 (est)
Surface Tension : 48.2 ± 3.0 dyne/cm (est)
Density : 1.322 ± 0.06 g/cm3 (est)
Polarizability : 10.10 ± 0.5 10-24cm3 (est)

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

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DG SANTE Food Flavourings:13.136 2-furoic acid

Physical Properties:

Assay: 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
Melting Point: 130.00 to 133.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 230.00 to 232.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure:0.033000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point: 201.00 °F. TCC ( 93.89 °C. )
logP (o/w): 0.640
Soluble in:
alcohol
water, 37100 mg/L @ 15 °C (exp)

Organoleptic Properties:

Cosmetic Information:

None found

Safety Information:

Preferred SDS: View
European information :
Most important hazard(s):
Xi - Irritant
R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin.
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children.
S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing.
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:
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 100 mg/kg
Pharmaceutical Research. Vol. 2, Pg. 233, 1985.

Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined

Safety in Use Information:

Category:
flavoring agents
Recommendation for 2-furoic acid usage levels up to:
not for fragrance use.
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): 0.013 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): 1400 (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): 3.0000015.00000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): 2.0000010.00000
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): 3.0000015.00000
Processed fruit (04.1): 2.0000010.00000
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): --
Confectionery (05.0): 5.0000025.00000
Chewing gum (05.3): --
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): 2.0000010.00000
Bakery wares (07.0): --
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): 1.000005.00000
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): 1.000005.00000
Eggs and egg products (10.0): --
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): --
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): 2.0000010.00000
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): 3.0000015.00000
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): 2.0000010.00000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): 5.0000025.00000
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): 5.0000025.00000
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): 2.0000010.00000

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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Flavouring Group Evaluation 66 (FGE.66)[1]:Consideration of furfuryl alcohol and related flavouring substances evaluated by JECFA (55th meeting) structurally related to Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side chain substituents and heteroatoms evaluated by EFSA in FGE.13 (2005)
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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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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):88-14-2
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :6919
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data
WGK Germany:3
furan-2-carboxylic acid
Chemidplus:0000088142
RTECS:LV1763000 for cas# 88-14-2

References:

furan-2-carboxylic acid
NIST Chemistry WebBook:Search Inchi
Canada Domestic Sub. List:88-14-2
Pubchem (cid):6919
Pubchem (sid):134972020

Other Information:

(IUPAC):Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf)
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CHEBI:View
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KEGG (GenomeNet):C01546
HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database):HMDB00617
FooDB:FDB000951
Export Tariff Code:2932.19.5100
VCF-Online:VCF Volatile Compounds in Food
ChemSpider:View
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 :

For Odor
For Flavor
malty
malt distillates
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Potential Uses:

Occurrence (nature, food, other):

asparagus cooked asparagus - 0.01 mg/kg
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beer - up to 0.8 mg/kg
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coffee - up to 80 mg/kg
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guava fruit - less than 0.05 mg/kg
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papaya fruit - less than 0.05 mg/kg
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rum - 0.4 mg/kg
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Synonyms:

2-carboxyfuran
2-furan carboxylic acid
alpha-furan carboxylic acid
furan-2-carboxylic acid
2-furancarboxylic acid
a-furancarboxylic acid
alpha-furancarboxylic acid
b-furancarboxylic acid
2-furanoic acid
a-furoic acid
alpha-furoic acid
2-furoicacid
pyromucic acid

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