Ethyl Maltol CAS#4940-11-8
Versatile Flavor Enhancer: Ethyl maltol is widely used in the food and beverage industry due to its ability to enhance and sweeten flavors, improving the overall taste profile of various products.
Stable in Solution: When dissolved in water, ethyl maltol maintains its sweet and fragrant taste, ensuring consistent flavor delivery even after long storage or handling.
Solubility in Organic Solvents: It is highly soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, making it easy to incorporate into different formulations, including beverages, baked goods, and confectionery products.
High Purity and Quality: Available in crystalline forms, ethyl maltol ensures a high-quality product, ideal for precise use in flavoring systems and food applications.
Ethyl Maltol is a flavoring agent presented as a white crystalline powder, featuring a distinctive aroma and a sweet, fruity-like taste. It has a melting point of 90 °C, is sparingly soluble in water and propylene glycol, and is soluble in alcohol and chloroform. It is produced through chemical synthesis.
Ethyl maltol Chemical Properties
Melting point | 85-95 °C (lit.) |
Boiling point | 196.62°C (rough estimate) |
Density | 1.1624 (rough estimate) |
Vapor pressure | 0.2Pa at 24℃ |
Refractive index | 1.4850 (estimate) |
FEMA | 3487 | ETHYL MALTOL |
Storage temp. | 2-8°C |
Solubility | Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |
Form | Solid |
Pka | 8.38±0.10(Predicted) |
Color | White to Pale Yellow |
Odor | at 5.00 % in benzyl alcohol. sweet caramel jam strawberry cotton candy |
Odor Type | caramellic |
Biological source | synthetic |
Water Solubility | 9.345g/L at 24℃ |
JECFA Number | 1481 |
Merck | 14,3824 |
LogP | 2.9 at 25℃ |
CAS DataBase Reference | 4940-11-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | 4H-pyran-4-one, 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-(4940-11-8) |
EPA Substance Registry System | 4H-Pyran-4-one, 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy- (4940-11-8) |
Safety Information
Hazard Codes | Xn |
Risk Statements | 22 |
Safety Statements | 36 |
WGK Germany | 3 |
RTECS | UQ0840000 |
HS Code | 29329990 |
Toxicity | LD50 orally in male mice, male rats, female rats, chicks (mg/kg): 780, 1150, 1200, 1270 (Gralla) |
Ethyl maltol is a widely used flavor enhancer and food additive, typically found as a white crystalline powder or needle-shaped crystals. It is soluble in organic solvents like ethanol, and its aqueous solution remains stable, preserving a sweet and pleasant aroma even after it dissolves.
