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Fusel oil

natural, FG

Synonym(s):

Fusel oil

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CAS Number:
8013-75-0
FEMA Number:
2497
EC Number:
801-375-0
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Kosher
natural

Quality Level

400

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 117
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

refractive index

n20/D 1.400

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

alcohol; woody; ethereal; sweet

General description

Natural occurence: Fermented grape and fermented potato
Fusel oil is the main by-product formed during alcohol production.

Application

Composed of mostly alcohols, this material is a natural for adding boozy notes to most types of alcoholic flavors like wine, whiskey, rum, tequila, cider and brandy. It can be used in fruits to add overripe notes like apple, banana, strawberry and pear.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Odor at 1%
Taste at 5-10ppm

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

113.9 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

45.5 °C - closed cup

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Hisako Hori et al.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 27(8 Suppl), 37S-41S (2003-09-10)
Fusel oil has been reported to have undesirable side effects such as hangover. However, the relationship between fusel oil and hangover has been investigated insufficiently. In this study, we investigated the effects of fusel oil and their ingredients contained in
Fusel oil.
Webb AD & Ingraham JL
Advances in Applied Microbiology, 5, 317-353 (1963)
Jingcan Sun et al.
Food chemistry, 135(4), 2714-2720 (2012-09-18)
Coconut cream and fusel oil, two low-cost natural substances, were used as starting materials for the biosynthesis of flavour-active octanoic acid esters (ethyl-, butyl-, isobutyl- and (iso)amyl octanoate) using lipase Palatase as the biocatalyst. The Taguchi design method was used
A Ozgülsün et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 77-79, 83-89 (1999-07-10)
Synthetic lubricating oils based on renewable sources, excluding petroleum, have a great importance among all of the lubricating oil alternatives that are included in the research field about clean and environmentally friendly lubricating oil technologies. One of the environmentally friendly
M Arshad et al.
Letters in applied microbiology, 47(5), 410-414 (2009-01-17)
To investigate the effect of molasses concentration, initial pH of molasses medium, and inoculum's size to maximize ethanol and minimize methanol, fusel alcohols, acetic acid and aldehydes in the fermentation mash in industrial fermentors. Initial studies to optimize temperature, nitrogen
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