| Preferred name | costus root oil |
| Trivial Name | Oils, costus |
| Short Description | saussurea lappa root oil |
| CAS Number | 8023-88-9 |
| FEMA Number | 2336 |
| FDA UNII | 2WF6750061 |
| MDL | MFCD01771687 |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 8023-88-9 ; COSTUS ROOT, OIL (SAUSSUREA LAPPA CLARKE) |
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| Export Tariff Code: | 3301.29.6000 |
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| FAO: | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 9.376 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Stability | |
| non-discoloring in most media | Unspecified |
| Odor Type: Animal | |
| orris, green, hairy, woody, melon unripe melon | |
| Odor strength | medium |
| Substantivity | 316 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1983) | At 100.00 %. orris green hairy woody unripe melons |
| Flavor Type: Orris | |
| costus | |
| General comment | Costus |
| For creation in spirits tonalities and brown notes | Fatty metallic like herbal |
| (data available) |
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Aldehydic , Animal , Chypre , Fern , Floral , Narcissus , Oriental , Orris , Patchouli oil replacer , Tuberose , Vetiver , Woody |
| Flavoring purposes | Violet |
| Other purposes | Bellodgia , Cachet , Diffusion , Fur , Hair , My sin , Presence , Scandal , Tabu , Topnotes , Vol de nuit |
| Cosmetic purposes | Not used anymore |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| None - None found. | |
| S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. | |
| 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: | |
| oral-rat LD50 3400 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 867, 1974. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 867, 1974. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Category: | |||
| flavoring agents | |||
| IFRA Critical Effect: | |||
| Dermal sensitization | |||
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| Recommendation for costus root oil usage levels up to: | |||
| PROHIBITED: Should not be used as a fragrance ingredient. | |||
| 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: | - | 1.20000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.08000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 0.90000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 0.90000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 0.10000 | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 1.90000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | - | |
| milk products: | - | - | |
| nut products: | - | - | |
| other grains: | - | - | |
| poultry: | - | - | |
| processed fruits: | - | - | |
| processed vegetables: | - | - | |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - | |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - | |
| snack foods: | - | - | |
| soft candy: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | - | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8023-88-9 |
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| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| SCCNFP:opinion |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| saussurea lappa root oil |
| Chemidplus:0008023889 |
| RTECS:GN1775000 for cas# 8023-88-9 |