| Preferred name | matricaria chamomilla flower oil |
| Trivial Name | German chamomile oil |
| Short Description | volatile oil distilled from the dried flower heads of the matricaria recutita, syn. chamomilla recutita (l.), compositae |
| CAS Number | 8002-66-2 |
| FEMA Number | 2273 |
| FDA UNII | 60F80Z61A9 |
| MDL | MFCD00676683 |
| COE Number | 273 |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 8002-66-2 ; CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN, OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.) |
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| Export Tariff Code: | 3301.29.6000 |
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| FAO: | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION |
| FAO: | German chamomile |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.597 to 7.93 |
| Acid Value | 5 max KOH/g |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 51.67 °C TCC |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 1.287 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Odor Type: Herbal | |
| herbal, sweet, medicinal, phenolic, fruity, tea green tea, algae | |
| Odor strength | high , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | 88 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1985) | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. herbal sweet medicinal phenolic fruity green tea algae |
| Flavor Type: Herbal | |
| herbal, green, weedy, oily, cognac, medicinal, woody | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1985) | Herbal green weedy oily cognac medicinal woody |
| General comment | Aromatic, fresh, spicy |
| Widely used in fruit flavors thanks to its fruity herbal effect.?It is also very interesting in herbal and tea flavors | Fruity herbal sweet waxy |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Amber , Animal , Banana , Beeswax absolute replacer , Chypre , Incense , Leather , Oriental , Peach , Strawberry , Tobacco , Woody |
| Other purposes | Skin conditioning , Topnotes |
| Cosmetic purposes | Fragrance , Skin conditioning |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 10 - Flammable. R 38 - Irritating to skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing. | |
| 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 10000 mg/kg Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 19, Pg. 615, 1969. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 851, 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) | |||
| 7-methoxycoumarin | Max. Found: ≥0.10 % and Reason: Sentitization / Photo Sensitization | ||
| alpha-bisabolol | Max. Found: 4.00 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| Recommendation for matricaria chamomilla flower oil usage levels up to: | |||
| 0.6000 % 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 | |||
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| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | 6.50000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 2.60000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | 1.00000 | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | 0.80000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 6.10000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 6.10000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 3.80000 | |
| 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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| WISER:UN 1993 |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| matricaria chamomilla l. flower oil |
| Chemidplus:0008002662 |
| RTECS:FL7180000 for cas# 8002-66-2 |