| Preferred name | ambrette seed oil |
| Trivial Name | Oils, ambrette |
| Short Description | essential oil distilled from the seeds of the plant of the musk mallow, hibiscus abelmoschus l., malvaceae |
| CAS Number | 8015-62-1 |
| Deleted CAS Number | 8022-32-0 |
| FEMA Number | 2051 |
| FDA UNII | YC79BB3F4Y |
| COE Number | 228 |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 8015-62-1 ; AMBRETTE SEED, OIL (HIBISCUS ABELMOSCHUS L.) |
| Synonyms |
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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 | Yes |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.472 to 7.655 |
| Refractive Index | 1.468 to 1.485 @ 20 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 43.33 °C TCC |
| Shelf life | 12 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
| Solubility | |
| water, 5.815 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| Stability | |
| cream | Unspecified |
| lipstick | Unspecified |
| non-discoloring in most media | Unspecified |
| powder | Unspecified |
| soap | Unspecified |
| Odor Type: Amber | |
| fresh, musk, amber, powdery, weedy, fruit dried fruit, woody | |
| Odor strength | high , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | 332 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1984) | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fresh musk amber powdery weedy dried fruit woody |
| Flavor Type: Amber | |
| sweet, amber, powdery, weedy, musk, juniper, soapy, woody | |
| General comment | Ambrette |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Acacia , Agate , Aldehydic , Almond , Amber , Apricot , Baby powder , Balsam , Bayberry , Bouquet , Cedar forest , Celery , Christmas , Chypre , Cinnamon , Citrus , Cologne , Earth , Fern , Fir balsam , Floral , Forest , Heather , Hollyberry , Incense , Jasmin , Juniper berry , Lavender , Magnolia , Moss , Musk , Narcissus , Ocean sea , Opoponax , Oriental , Parsley leaf , Patchouli , Peach , Rain , Sandalwood , Spring rain , Sweet grass , Tea green tea , Tobacco , Woody |
| Flavoring purposes | Parsley leaf |
| Other purposes | Sensen |
| Cosmetic purposes | Fragrance , Perfuming agents |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 10 - Flammable. R 36 - Irritating to eyes. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. 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: | |
| oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 13, Pg. 705, 1975. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 13, Pg. 705, 1975. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| 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) | |||
| farnesol | Max. Found: 3.00 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| farnesal | Max. Found: 0.2 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| Recommendation for ambrette seed oil usage levels up to: | |||
| 0.5000 % 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: | - | 1.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 5.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | 10.00000 | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | - | |
| fruit ices: | - | - | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | 1.50000 | 6.00000 | |
| 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 |
| Toxicology Citations:Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8015-62-1 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| hibiscus abelmoschus l. seed oil |
| Chemidplus:0008015621 |