RESORCINOL USP is a high-quality specialty chemical available from Penta Fine Ingredients. Sourced from trusted global suppliers and subject to rigorous quality control, this product is suitable for use across flavor, fragrance, and pharmaceutical applications. Contact our team for detailed specifications, regulatory documentation, and volume pricing.
Also known as: 3-HYDROXYPHENOL
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About this item
- Product Code
- 18-16000
- CAS number
- 108-46-3
- FEMA number
- 3589
- FlaVis number
- 04.047
- JECFA number
- 712
- CoE number
- 11250
- ECHA / EC number
- 203-585-2
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Contact technical teamSpecification (TDS excerpt)
From technical data on file.
| Test / property | Value |
|---|---|
| MOLECULAR FORMULA | C6 H6 O2 |
| MOLECULAR WEIGHT | 110.11 |
| DESCRIPTION | WHITE, OR PRACTICALLY WHITE, NEEDLE-SHAPED CRYSTALS OR POWDER (Acquires a pink tint on exposure to light and air) |
| IDENTIFICATION A | TO PASS TEST |
| IDENTIFICATION B | TO PASS TEST |
| IDENTIFICATION C | TO PASS TEST |
| MELTING RANGE | BETWEEN 109° AND 111° C |
| LOSS ON DRYING | NOT MORE THAN 1.0% |
| RESIDUE ON IGNITION | NOT MORE THAN 0.05% |
| PHENOL | TO PASS TEST |
| CATECHOL | TO PASS TEST |
| ORDINARY IMPURITIES | NOT MORE THAN 1.0% |
| ASSAY (On Dried Basis) | NOT LESS THAN 99.0% AND NOT MORE THAN 100.5% |
| SOLUBILITY | FREELY SOLUBLE IN WATER, IN ALCOHOL, IN GLYCERIN, AND IN ETHER SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN CHLOROFORM |
| PACKING & STORAGE | PRESERVE IN WELL-CLOSED, LIGHT RESISTANT CONTAINER |
| USP - NF PUBLICATION | USP - NF 2025, ISSUE 1 |
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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