Acetaldehyde is a flavor compound with a green apple-like aroma, used in a variety of food and beverage applications. It is intentionally added to enhance flavors in products like milk, baked goods, fruit juices, candy, desserts, and soft drinks. In perfumes, it's particularly known for its role in contributing to creating soapy, waxy, lemony, and floral notes often in combination with other aldehydes to create complex scents. In some cases, acetaldehyde may be used as a deodorant ingredient.
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About this item
- Product Code
- 01-01309
- CAS number
- 75-07-0
- FEMA number
- 2003
- FlaVis number
- 05.001
- JECFA number
- 80
- CoE number
- 89
- ECHA / EC number
- 200-836-8
- Flash point
- 99 F
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| Test / property | Value |
|---|---|
| MOLECULAR FORMULA | C2 H4 O |
| MOLECULAR WEIGHT | 44.05 |
| APPEARANCE | COLORLESS TO PALE YELLOW LIQUID |
| ASSAY (GC, AS NATUAL ACETALDEHYDE) | BETWEEN 48.0% AND 52.0% |
| ODOR | ETHEREAL, CITRUS |
| FLASH POINT | 99° F |
| BOILING POINT | 90° C |
| REFRACTIVE INDEX @ 20°C | 1.350 - 1.380 |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY @25°C | 0.935 - 0.965 |
| SOLUBILITY | SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL INSOLUBLE IN WATER |
Allergen information
| Allergen | In product | In facility / other | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEANUTS and peanut products | No | No | |
| TREE NUTS | No | No | |
| SESAME, SUNFLOWER, POPPY, COTTONSEEDS (except refined oils) | No | No | |
| MILK AND DERIVATIVES eg whey, milk, caseninate, etc. | No | No | |
| EGGS | No | No | |
| Fish and fish products | No | No | |
| SHELLFISH | No | No | |
| SOY (except refined soy oil) | No | No | |
| AUTOLYZED YEAST | No | No | |
| CEREAL PROTEINS (include HVP) | No | No | |
| FD&C YELLOW 5 | No | No | |
| SULFITES | No | No | |
| CELERY | No | No | |
| SEEDS | No | No |
Dietary suitability
VEGANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, dairy products or honey)
LACTO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, but do eat dairy products)
OVO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, dairy products, but do eat eggs)
LACTO-OVO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish-seafood, but do eat eggs and dairy products)
Kosher
- Approved
- No
Documentation
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