5-Methyl furfural

Product Overview

5-Methylfurfural Liquid Aroma Raw Material CAS620-02-0 Used in Bakery, Beverage and Fragrance Industry

Product Basic Attributes

1. Product English Name: 5-Methyl furfural, Chinese Name: 5 - Methylfurfural, CAS Number: 620-02-0, FEMA Number: 2702, Molecular Formula: C₆H₆O₂
2. Appearance and Properties: At room temperature, it is a pale yellow to light brown oily transparent liquid. The high-purity product is initially colorless, and it will gradually darken upon contact with air and light. It is volatile and has a caramel, nutty sweet aroma, along with a mild spicy flavor.
3. Physical and Chemical Parameters: At 25℃, the density is approximately 1.107g/mL, the boiling point under normal pressure is 187-189℃. The refractive index is 1.525-1.535. It is slightly soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, ethyl acetate, and benzene.
4. Product Purity Specifications: The regular supply purity is ≥ 98%, and we can provide a 99% high-purity grade upon request. It is a raw material for furan-type aldehyde flavoring agents.
5. Storage Requirements: It needs to be sealed and protected from light. It is recommended to store at low temperatures to avoid long-term exposure to air and oxidation discoloration that may affect the aroma quality.

Application Fields

1. Food flavoring industry: Mixes coffee, chocolate, nuts, and caramel flavors. Used in baking pastries, candies, beverages, dairy products, etc., to enhance the baked sweet aroma and caramel sensation. And restore the real heat-processed food aroma.
2. Tobacco flavoring field: As a tobacco flavoring raw material, enhances the nutty and caramel base aroma of tobacco flavoring. Enriches the aroma layers, and optimizes the tobacco smoking flavor.
3. Cosmetics and toiletries industry: Used in flavor base blending, creates gourmet flavor and sweet fragrance flavors. And some personal care products.
4. Chemical synthesis intermediates: Used as raw materials for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, pesticides. And flavor derivatives, used in organic synthesis reactions, to prepare various furan derivative products.

1. The aroma is stable and pure, with a rich and natural caramel-nutty flavor. The fragrance retention is good. A low addition amount can achieve the desired fragrance blending effect without causing any unpleasant off-flavors.
2. The product has high purity and low impurity content. The quality is stable from batch to batch. Each batch can provide a test report to meet the stable blending production needs of fragrance manufacturers.
3. Multiple packaging specifications are supported, ranging from small samples of 50g and 1kg to large packages of 25kg and 200kg. This meets the requirements of customers for research and development samples as well as large-scale production procurement.
4. The solubility is good. It can be compatible with most oil-soluble fragrance systems. The fragrance blending is strong, making it convenient for fragrance engineers to develop formulas and debug products.

Product Specifications

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