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Maltol

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone, 3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one, Larixinic acid, Maltol
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6O3
CAS Number:
118-71-8
Molecular Weight:
126.11
Beilstein:
112169
EC Number:
204-271-8
MDL number:
MFCD00006578
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329751660
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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

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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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Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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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)
Christine M Mayr et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 63(13), 3394-3401 (2015-03-31)
A quantitation method for 18 aroma compounds reported to contribute to "oxidative" flavor in wines was developed. The method allows quantitation of the (E)-2-alkenals ((E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-heptenal, (E)-2-octenal, and (E)-2-nonenal), various Strecker aldehydes (methional, 2-phenylacetaldehyde, 3-methylbutanal, and 2-methylpropanal), aldehydes (furfural, 5-methylfurfural
Syed Husain Mustafa Rizvi et al.
PloS one, 9(5), e98409-e98409 (2014-06-01)
Aluminium (Al) is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust and its compounds are used in the form of house hold utensils, medicines and in antiperspirant etc. Increasing number of evidences suggest the involvement of Al+3 ions in

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