| Preferred name | pennyroyal oil |
| Trivial Name | Mentha pulegium, ext. |
| Short Description | mentha pulegium oil |
| Deleted CAS Number | 8013-99-8 |
| CAS Number | 90064-00-9 |
| FEMA Number | 2839 |
| FDA UNII | AK85U7Y3MV |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 8013-99-8 ; PENNYROYAL, OIL, EUROPEAN (MENTHA PULEGIUM L.) |
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| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| Export Tariff Code: | 3301.29.6000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| Wikipedia: | View |
| FAO: | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.739 to 7.855 |
| Refractive Index | 1.48 to 1.49 @ 20 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 100 °C TCC |
| Shelf life | 24 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 173.7 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Stability | |
| alkali | Unspecified |
| Odor Type: Minty | |
| peppermint, mentholic, minty, rosemary, herbal, woody, phenolic | |
| Odor strength | medium , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | 168 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1995) | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. peppermint mentholic minty rosemary herbal woody phenolic |
| Flavor Type: Minty | |
| minty, cooling, mentholic, herbal, cortex, rosemary | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1995) | Minty cooling mentholic herbal cortex rosemary phenolic |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Eucalyptus oil replacer , Herbal , Mint , Pennyroyal , Peppermint , Rosemary , Woody |
| Flavoring purposes | Pennyroyal |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
| 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 | |
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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Pennyroyal oil, due to its high pulegone content, has been associated with toxicity concerns, and its use in food and beverages is highly restricted or banned in many places. | |
| Category: | |||
| flavor and fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| contains the following IFRA (Annex) restricted components: (non-analysis max. level reference only) | |||
| (E)-2-hexen-1-al | Max. Found: trace to | ||
| Recommendation for pennyroyal oil usage levels up to: | |||
| 1.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). | |||
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library | |||
| publication number: 3 | |||
| Click here to view publication 3 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | 20.00000 | 24.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | 1.50000 | 5.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 3.70000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 3.70000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 14.00000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | - | |
| milk products: | - | - | |
| nut products: | - | - | |
| other grains: | - | - | |
| poultry: | - | - | |
| processed fruits: | - | - | |
| processed vegetables: | - | - | |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - | |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - | |
| snack foods: | - | - | |
| soft candy: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | - | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
| EPI System: View |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8013-99-8 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| mentha pulegium l. herb oil |
| Chemidplus:0008013998 |