| FL No |
09.522 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate |
| Chemical group number |
09 |
| Chemical group name |
Primary aliphatic saturated or unsaturated alcohols/aldehydes/ acids/acetals/esters with a second primary, secondary or tertiary oxygenated functional group including aliphatic lactones. |
| CAS No |
5405-41-4 |
| CE No |
10596 |
| JECFA N0 |
594 |
| FEMA No |
3428 |
| Systematic name |
Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy, ethyl ester |
| Synonyms |
Ethyl 3-hydroxybutanoate; Ethyl Beta-hydroxybutyrate |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (CASrn as in Register). Register CASrn refers to the racemate |
| Ref short |
JECFA, 2000b |
| Reference |
JECFA, 2000b. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Fifty-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. WHO Technical Report Series no. 896. Geneva, 1-10 June 1999.* |
| Structure |
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