Food Additive Sweet Flavor Ethyl Maltol

Maltol,sweetener in cake, chocolate, candy, alcohol fragrance cas no 118-71-8  ethyl maltol is a safe, nontoxic and widely used aromatic food additive. Only a small amount is needed to achieve a significant effect. Ethyl maltol is a sweetening, synergistic agent which is widely used in food industry, tabacco industry and cosmetics industry. Ethyl maltol has a remarkable effect on improving and enhancing the flavor of food, and it also increases the sweetness of certain food. Ethyl maltol also could effectively extend the food expiration date. 1. Chemical data cas no: 118-71-8synonyms: 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone;maltol;2-methyl-3-hydroxy-.gamma.-pyranone; 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4h-pyran-4-onemolecular formular: c7h8o3molecula weight: 140.1366einecs no: 204-271-8appearance: white powder or needle crystalsuses: maltol as a flavoring is a kind of broad-spectrum flavor-enhancing agent. it can be prepared into essence, essence for , cosmetics essence etc. it is used to formulate essences for food, and similar kinds of consumables, natural maltol is extensively used in food, beverage, brewery, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals industries.2. Specificationappearance :white powder or needle crystalsassay (gc,%): ≥99%melting point: 160 ~ 164°cresidue on ignition: ≤0.2%loss on drying: ≤0.5%heavy metals(pb,mg/kg): ≤10arsenic(mg/kg): ≤3water(%): ≤0.5lead(mg/kg): ≤10cadmium(mg/kg):