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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Antioxidants 86<br />

NAME: Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)<br />

CATEGORY: Antioxidant<br />

FOOD USE: Bakery products/ Meat products/ Spices/ Cereals/ Dehydrated mashed potatoes/ Beverage mixes/<br />

Dessert mixes/ Nuts/ Vitamins/ Yeast/ Vegetable oils/ Animal fats/ Processed cheeses/ Margarine/<br />

Essential oils/ Chewing gum base<br />

SYNONYMS: Mixture of two isomers: 3-tertiary butyl-4-hydroxyanisole and 2-tertiary butyl-4-hydroxyanisole/<br />

(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methoxyphenol/ E320/ Antracine ® 12/ Embanox ® / Nipantiox ® / Sustane ® BHA/<br />

Sustane ® 1-F/ Tenox ® BHA/ Tenox ® 4B/ Tenox ® 5B<br />

FORMULA: (CH3)3 C C6H3 OCH3 OH<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 180.25<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White waxy flakes or tablets<br />

BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS at 733 mmHg = 264–270; at 760mmHg = 270<br />

PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760 mm Hg):<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 48–55<br />

FLASH POINT IN °C: 130<br />

PURITY %: Not less than 98.5 of 2-isomer and not less than 85 of 3-isomer<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 10<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3<br />

ASH MAXIMUM IN %: 0.05<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: @ 20°C Insoluble

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