GRAS Reference 2131

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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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Pungent, Sour

Safety Assessment

Adams T.B., Cohen S.M., Doull J., Feron V.J., Goodman J.I., Marnett L.J., Munro I.C., Portoghese P.S., Smith R.L., Waddell W.J. and Wagner B.M. 2005. The FEMA GRAS assessment of benzyl derivatives used as flavor ingredients. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 43, 1207.

Quick Reference

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FEMA Number
2131
JECFA Number
850
CAS
65-85-0
CFR
21CFR184.1021

JECFA Summary 850

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Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants prepared by the fifty-seventh meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). WHO Food Additives Series No. 48, 2002.