Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
Cassia oil | [CAS]
8015-91-6 | [Synonyms]
CASSIA FEMA 2291 FEMA 2292 FEMA 2258 CASSIA OIL Cinnamon oil ceylon-zimtoel Cinnamonbaroil OLEUM CINNAMOMI Cassia seed oil ceyloncinnamonoil CINNAMON BARK OIL CinnaMon cassia oil Cassia oil USP/EP/BP CinnamonbarkEO/30%Ald. CinnamonbarkEO/60%Ald. CinnamonbarkEO/40%Ald. CINNAMON BARK OIL FCC CINNAMON OIL, IMITATION Cassia oil, Cinnamomum cinnamon oil, ceylon type CINNAMON LEAF OIL, CEYLON Cinnamonleafoil,Madagascar CINNAMON LEAF OIL CEYLON FCC CINNAMON BARK OIL, CEYLON TYPE CINNAMONBARKOIL,CEYLONTYPE,FCC CinnaMon Leaf Oil, Ceylon Type Cinnamomizeylaniciicorticisaetherolum,PhEu CINNAMON OIL, CEYLON TYPE, NATURE IDENTICAL | [EINECS(EC#)]
283-479-0 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00130805 |
Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Appearance]
Extracted by steam distillation of leaves
from Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees. Light to dark
brown liquid; spicy cinnamon, clove odor, and taste.
Sol in fixed oils, propylene glycol, mineral oil; insol
in glycerin. | [Boiling point ]
194-234 °C | [density ]
1.03 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
| [vapor pressure ]
15.72Pa at 25℃ | [FEMA ]
2292 | CINNAMON LEAF OIL | [refractive index ]
n20/D 1.592
| [Fp ]
199 °F
| [storage temp. ]
2-8°C
| [form ]
Liquid | [Odor]
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. deep spicy woody clove fatty oily rancid cinnamon powdery | [Odor Type]
spicy | [optical activity]
[α]20/D 1.0°, neat | [LogP]
1.51-6.3 | [Uses]
Food additive. | [EPA Substance Registry System]
Oils, cinnamon(8015-91-6) |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Hazard]
Moderately toxic by ingestion. Low toxicity by skin contact. | [Chemical Properties]
Cinnamon bark oil (Sri Lanka) is obtained by steam distillation of the dried
bark of the cinnamon tree. The oil is produced in Sri Lanka in a quantity of
~10 t/yr. It is a yellow liquid with the odor and burned, spicy taste of cinnamon.
The main constituent is cinnamaldehyde.
d2525 1.010–1.030; n20D 1.5730–1.5910; α20D ?2 ° to 0 °; aldehyde content (calculated
as cinnamaldehyde): 55–78%; solubility: 1 vol in at least 3 vol of 70% ethanol.
The oil is used predominantly in flavor compositions. | [Chemical Properties]
Extracted by steam distillation of leaves
from Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees. Light to dark
brown liquid; spicy cinnamon, clove odor, and taste.
Sol in fixed oils, propylene glycol, mineral oil; insol
in glycerin. | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Lauraceae. |
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