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4-Ethyl guaiacol

4-Ethyl Guaiacol FEMA 2434 | Smoky Spicy Roasted Savory Flavor Ingredient. Product Overview 4-Ethyl Guaiacol is an important phenolic flavor […]

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Product Overview

4-Ethyl Guaiacol FEMA 2434 | Smoky Spicy Roasted Savory Flavor Ingredient.

Product Overview

4-Ethyl Guaiacol is an important phenolic flavor monomer with CAS 2785-89-9 and FEMA 2434. It appears as colorless to pale yellow clear liquid or crystalline solid at low temperature. This ingredient has obvious concentration-dependent sensory features. At high concentration, it presents strong smoky, spicy and clove-like aroma. After proper dilution, it shows pleasant sweet vanilla, caramel and roasted meat undertones. It can bring authentic wood smoke and fermented savory character. With stable aroma intensity and outstanding blending ability, it is widely used in edible flavor formulation. It is a key monomer for roasted meat, smoked food, soy sauce, whisky and rum essence. It naturally occurs in roasted coffee, oak barrel aged liquor and fermented soybean products.

Key Features & Benefits

Unique layered aroma: smoky, spicy, clove, sweet and roasted notes. Creates genuine wood-smoke flavor for meat and savory formulas. Excellent compatibility with ethanol and common flavor oil systems. Consistent aroma performance after mixing into flavor formulations. Enhances depth and richness of whisky, rum and aged liquor profiles. Food-grade specification, meets international food flavor additive standards. Stable batch-to-batch quality for continuous industrial flavor production.

Applications

Savory flavor: smoked meat, roasted beef, soy sauce, broth seasoning. Beverage flavor: whisky, rum, brandy and oak-aged alcoholic drinks. Snack seasoning: smoked flavor for puffed food, meat jerky and sauces. Coffee & cocoa: roasted and smoky aroma boosting for coffee essence. Bakery: smoky sweet notes for baked goods and caramel flavor tuning. Fine chemical: intermediate for custom phenolic flavor synthesis.

Technical Specifications

Common Name: 4-Ethyl Guaiacol. CAS Number: 2785-89-9. FEMA Number: 2434. Appearance: Colorless to Pale Yellow Liquid, may crystallize upon cooling. Purity: ≥98%. Grade: Food & Flavor Grade. Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₂O₂. Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and flavor oils, slightly soluble in water. Recommended Dosage: 0.05–3 ppm.

Our Advantage

We supply high purity 4-Ethyl Guaiacol with balanced smoky, spicy and sweet roasted aroma. Strict batch inspection guarantees stable flavor performance for your formula research. Complete supporting documents including COA, MSDS and TDS are available upon request. We maintain sufficient stock, support flexible drum packaging and free lab samples for formulation testing. Flavor manufacturers and distributors worldwide are welcome to contact us for bulk pricing and long-term cooperation.

Product Specifications

SpecificationValue
Product Name4-Ethyl guaiacol
CategoryFood flavor monomers
GradeFood / Flavor Grade
Packaging1 kg / 5 kg / 25 kg drum
Shelf Life24 months
DocumentationCOA, TDS, MSDS supplied with each shipment
OriginChina

Why Choose Taima Bio

Taima Bio supplies specialty ingredients with defined chemical specifications, full documentation (COA, TDS, MSDS), and reliable international supply. Our products serve food, beverage, confectionery, and flavor formulation customers worldwide, with flexible quantities from laboratory evaluation to commercial-scale packaging.

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