ETHYL PROTOCATECHUATE
Prepared at the 17th JECFA (1973), published in FNP 4 (1978) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 61st JECFA
(2003). No ADI was allocated at the 17th JECFA (1973)
DEFINITION
Chemical names Ethyl protocatechuate, Ethyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, Ethyl ester of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid
C.A.S. number 3943-89-3
Chemical formula C9H10O4
Formula weight 182.2
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DESCRIPTION White or pale brownish yellow, crystalline powder; odourless or has a faint phenol-like odour
FUNCTIONAL USES Antioxidant
