OCTYL GALLATE
Prepared at the 46th JECFA (1996), published in FNP 52 Add 4 (1996) superseding specifications prepared at the 41st JECFA (1993), published in
FNP 52 Add 2 (1993). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 61st JECFA (2003). No ADI was allocated at the 46thJECFA (1996)
SYNONYMS INS No. 311
DEFINITION
Chemical names Octyl gallate, octyl ester of gallic acid, n-octyl ester of 3,4,5-
trihydroxybenzoic acid, octyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
C.A.S. number 1034-01-01
Chemical formula C15H22O5
Formula weight 282.34
Assay Not less than 98.5% on the dried basis
DESCRIPTION White to creamy-white crystalline odourless solid
FUNCTIONAL USES Antioxidant
