| Preferred name | glyceryl tripropanoate |
| Trivial Name | Tripropionin |
| Short Description | tripropionylglycerol |
| Formula | C12 H20 O6 |
| CAS Number | 139-45-7 |
| FEMA Number | 3286 |
| Flavis Number | 9.263 |
| ECHA Number | 205-365-1 |
| FDA UNII | F8L8EVQ6QB |
| Nikkaji Number | J49.711H |
| Beilstein Number | 1713645 |
| MDL | MFCD00027005 |
| COE Number | 10657 |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 921 glyceryl tripropanoate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 139-45-7 ; GLYCERYL TRIPROPANOATE |
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| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB32857 |
| FooDB: | FDB010834 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2918.99.5000 |
| FDA Listing of Food Additive Status: | View |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
| Allan Chemical | BOC Sciences |
| LBB Specialties | Inoue Perfumery |
| Penta International | Santa Cruz Biotechnology |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Synerzine |
| TCI AMERICA | Penta International Corporation |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | Yes |
| Molecular weight | 260.28659057617 |
| Specific gravity | @ 20 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 9.014 to 9.047 |
| Refractive Index | 1.431 to 1.435 @ 20 °C |
| Boiling Point | 175 to 176°C @ 20 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 130 to 132°C @ 3 mm Hg |
| Acid Value | 2 max KOH/g |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.002 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Vapor Density | 8.95 |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 110 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 1.745 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 3070 mg/L @ 37 °C (exp) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Odor Type: Oily | |
| oily, fatty, fruity, chemical | |
| Odor strength | low |
| General comment | At 100.00 %. oily fatty fruity chemical |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 3, 57, (1992) | Oily with a slight chemical nuance |
| Flavor Type: Oily | |
| oily, bitter, fatty, nutty | |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 3, 57, (1992) | At 75.00 ppm. Oily, bitter with a fatty nutty aftertaste |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| None - None found. | |
| S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. | |
| 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: | |
| oral-rat LD50 6400 mg/kg Kodak Company Reports. Vol. 21MAY1971 oral-mouse LD50 6400 mg/kg Kodak Company Reports. Vol. 21MAY1971 intravenous-mouse LD50 840 mg/kg LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY STIMULATION BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. Vol. 40, Pg. 338, 1957. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| inhalation-rat LC > 220 ppm/6H Kodak Company Reports. Vol. 21MAY1971 | |
| Category: | |||
| solvents/deluents for flavor and/or fragrance agents | |||
| Recommendation for glyceryl tripropanoate usage levels up to: | |||
| not for fragrance use. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.061 (μg/capita/day) | ||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 280.00 (μg/capita/day) | ||
| Structure Class: | I | ||
| 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: 5 | |||
| Click here to view publication 5 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | 50.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 20.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 20.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | - | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 20.00000 | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | - | |
| 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: | - | - | |
| 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): |
| Flavouring Group Evaluation 64 (FGE.64): Consideration of aliphatic acyclic diols, triols, and related substances evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.10Rev1 (EFSA, 2008ab) View page or View pdf |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):139-45-7 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :8763 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| 1,3-di(propanoyloxy)propan-2-yl propanoate |
| Chemidplus:0000139457 |
| RTECS:YK6000000 for cas# 139-45-7 |