Ethyl maltol is a pyranone.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Ethyl maltol is a pyranone.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII L6Q8K29L05 · registered name ETHYL MALTOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name エチルヒドロキシピロン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4940-11-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-582-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5041516
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3021516
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one
- Molecular formula
- C7H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 140.138 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid · White crystalline powder, Sweet fruit-like aroma
- Boiling point
- 289.00 to 290.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Melting point
- 90 - 91 °C
- Solubility
- Sparingly soluble in water, soluble in propylene glycol · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Melting/freezing point
- 70.54 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 283.37 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000145 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 24200 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.261
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 0.63
- Molecular weight
- 140.14
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 403 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance391
- Flavouring and nutrient5
- Deodorizer4
- No specific technical function1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Dye1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Korean · English · Japanese · Chinese