Ethyl Formate is a flavoring agent that occurs naturally in some plant oils, fruits, and juices but does not occur naturally in the ani- mal kingdom. it is used in food at a maximum level, as served, of 0.05% in baked goods; 0.04% in chewing gum, hard candy,and soft candy; 0.02% in frozen dairy desserts; 0.03% in gelatins, puddings, and fillings; and 0.01% in all other food categories.
Ethyl formate is also used as a solvent for nitrocellulose; as fungicide and larvicide for tobacco, cereals, dried fruits, etc.; in organic synthesis.
| Test ltem | Specification |
| Appearance | colorless clear liquid |
| Odor | Pineapple-like aroma |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| Acid value (mg KOH/g) | ≤1.0 |
| Relative density (25/25℃) | 0.921 |
| Refractive index (25℃) | 1.359-1.363 |
| Heavy metal Pb (ppm) | <1 |
Application
Ethyl Formate is used as the solvent of nitryl fibrin and cellulose acetate,the intermediate of Urea pyridine,Cytosine,Thymine in medicine,the germicide of tobacco,grain,broomcorn,also in food,tobacco,essence and so on.
