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Maltol
analytical standard
Synonym(s):
3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone, 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one, Larixinic acid, Maltol
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.11
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
204-271-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
112169
MDL number:
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
assay
≥97.0% (GC)
autoignition temp.
1364 °F
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
expl. lim.
25 %
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
mp
159-162 °C, 160-164 °C (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care
format
neat
SMILES string
CC1=C(O)C(=O)C=CO1
InChI
1S/C6H6O3/c1-4-6(8)5(7)2-3-9-4/h2-3,8H,1H3
InChI key
XPCTZQVDEJYUGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Maltol is an important food additive, which finds applications as a potent flavor enhancer to modify or enhance the flavor in the food and beverage industry. Some of the sources of maltol include bread crusts, baked cereals, coffee, caramelized food products, pyrolysis of sucrose, etc.
Application
Maltol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in:
- Synthetic and commercial food samples using UV–Vis spectrophotometry with chemometrics methods.
- Food and beverage matrices using FIA-direct chemiluminescence procedure.
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Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Indirect determination of the flavor enhancer maltol in foods and beverages through flame atomic absorption spectrometry after ultrasound assisted-cloud point extraction
Altunay N, et al.
Food Chemistry, 235(The), 308-317 (2017)
Determination of the flavor enhancer maltol through a FIA?direct chemiluminescence procedure
Alonso SCM, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 438(1-2), 157-163 (2001)
Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of maltol, ethyl maltol, vanillin and ethyl vanillin in foods by multivariate calibration and artificial neural networks
Ni Y, et al.
Food Chemistry, 89(3), 465-473 (2005)
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| 18299-100MG | 04061838756015 |