| Preferred name | thyme absolute |
| Trivial Name | Thyme oil |
| Short Description | thymus vulgaris absolute |
| CAS Number | 8007-46-3 |
| FEMA Number | 3064 |
| FDA UNII | Search |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 8007-46-3 ; THYME OIL (THYMUS VULGARIS L. AND T. ZYGIS VAR. GRACILIS BOISS.) |
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| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| Export Tariff Code: | 3301.90.5000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| Wikipedia: | View |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 85 °C TCC |
| Shelf life | 24 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 437.4 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Odor Type: Herbal | |
| herbal, sweet, green, spicy, medicinal | |
| General comment | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. deep herbal sweet green spicy medical |
| Flavor Type: Herbal | |
| thyme | |
| General comment | Thyme |
| (data available) |
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Fern , Forest , Herbal , Hyacinth , Jasmin , Spice , Violet |
| Hazards identification | |
| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| None found. | |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements | |
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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| unreported-mouse LD50 1250 mg/kg Pharmazie. Vol. 11, Pg. 628, 1956. oral-rat LD50 2840 mg/kg Pharmazie. Vol. 14, Pg. 435, 1959. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 1003, 1974. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Category: | |||
| flavor and fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| contains the following IFRA (Annex) restricted components: (non-analysis max. level reference only) | |||
| (E)-2-hexen-1-al | Max. Found: trace to | ||
| geraniol | Max. Found: 0.05 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| eugenol | Max. Found: 0.05 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| methyl eugenol | Max. Found: 0.02 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| Recommendation for thyme absolute usage levels up to: | |||
| 0.1000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). | |||
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library | |||
| publication number: 3 | |||
| Click here to view publication 3 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | 1.50000 | 5.30000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | 100.00000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | 18.00000 | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 20.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 20.00000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | 1.00000 | 15.00000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | 33.00000 | |
| milk products: | - | - | |
| nut products: | - | - | |
| other grains: | - | - | |
| poultry: | - | - | |
| processed fruits: | - | - | |
| processed vegetables: | - | - | |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - | |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - | |
| snack foods: | - | - | |
| soft candy: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | 0.13000 | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
| EPI System: View |
| ClinicalTrials.gov:search |
| Daily Med:search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8007-46-3 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| thymus vulgaris l. absolute |
| Chemidplus:0008007463 |