GRAS Reference 2248

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Updated use levels and food categories collected as part of the FDA’s SLR project are available from the FEMA office for this flavor ingredient upon request.

Flavor Profile

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Earth, Must, Nutmeg, Wood

Safety Assessment

Marnett L.J., Cohen S.M., Fukushima S., Gooderham N.J., Hecht S.S., Rietjens I.M.C.M., Smith R.L., Adams T.B., Bastaki M., Harman C.L., McGowen M.M. and Taylor S.V. 2014. GRAS evaluation of aliphatic acyclic and alicyclic terpenoid tertiary alcohols and structurally related substances used as flavouring ingredients. Journal of Food Science, Concise Reviews In Food Science. 79, R428-R441.

Quick Reference

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FEMA Number
2248
JECFA Number
439
CAS
562-74-3
CFR
21CFR172.515

JECFA Summary 439

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Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants prepared by the fifty-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). WHO Food Additives Series No. 42, 1999.