TABLE 4.
Flavouring compounds already assessed by EFSA as chemically defined flavourings, grouped according to the chemical group (CG) as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000, with indication of the EU Flavour Information System (FLAVIS) number and the corresponding EFSA opinion.
| CG | Chemical group | Product (EU register name) | FLAVIS No. | EFSA* opinion, year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Straight‐chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes | Hexan‐1‐ol | 02.005 | 2013 |
| 03 | a, ß‐Unsaturated (alkene or alkyne) straight‐chain and branched‐chain aliphatic primary alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters | Geraniol | 02.012 | 2016a |
| (Z)‐Nerol | 02.058 | |||
| trans‐3,7‐Dimethylocta‐2,6‐dienal (geranial) | 05.188 | |||
| Geranyl acetate | 09.011 | |||
| Geranyl formate | 09.076 | |||
| Neryl formate | 09.212 | |||
| Neryl acetate | 09.213 | |||
| Hex‐2(trans)‐enal | 05.073 | 2019b | ||
| 04 | Non‐conjugated and accumulated unsaturated straight‐chain and branched‐chain aliphatic primary alcohols, aldehydes, acids, acetals and esters | Hex‐3(cis)‐en‐1‐ol | 02.056 | 2016b |
| 05 | Saturated and unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols, ketones and esters with esters containing secondary alcohols | 6‐Methylhept‐5‐en‐2‐one | 07.015 | 2015a |
| 06 | Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols and esters with esters containing tertiary alcohols ethers | Linalool | 02.013 | 2012a, 2020 |
| α‐Terpineol | 02.014 | 2012a | ||
| 2‐(4‐Methylphenyl)propan‐2‐ol | 02.042 | |||
| 4‐Terpinenol | 02.072 | |||
| Linalyl acetate | 09.013 | |||
| Linalyl formate | 09.080 | |||
| Sclareol 1 | 02.206 | 2011a, CEF | ||
| 08 | Secondary alicyclic saturated and unsaturated alcohols, ketones, ketals and esters with ketals containing alicyclic alcohols or ketones and esters containing secondary alicyclic alcohols | d,l‐Borneol | 02.016 | 2016c |
| d,l‐Bornyl acetate | 09.017 | |||
| 10 | Secondary aliphatic saturated or unsaturated alcohols, ketones, ketals and esters with a second secondary or tertiary oxygenated functional group | 4‐Hydroxy‐4‐methylpentan‐2‐one 1 | 07.165 | 2008, AFC |
| 13 | Furanones and tetrahydrofurfuryl derivatives | Linalool oxide 2 | 13.140 | 2012b |
| 15 | Phenyl ethyl alcohols, phenylacetic acids, related esters, phenoxyacetic acids and related esters | Phenylacetaldehyde | 05.030 | 2012c |
| 16 | Aliphatic and alicyclic ethers | 1,8‐Cineole | 03.001 | 2012d, 2021 |
| 3,6‐Dihydro‐4‐methyl‐2‐(2‐methylprop‐1‐en‐1‐yl)‐2H‐pyran 1 | 13.088 | 2011b, CEF | ||
| 23 | Benzyl alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters and acetals | Benzaldehyde | 05.013 | 2012e |
| Methyl salycilate | 09.749 | |||
| 31 | Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and acetals containing saturated aldehydes | 1‐Isopropyl‐4‐methylbenzene (p‐cymene) | 01.002 | 2015b |
| Terpinolene | 01.005 | |||
| α‐Terpinene | 01.019 | |||
| γ‐Terpinene | 01.020 | |||
| d‐Limonene | 01.045 | |||
| Pin‐2(10)‐ene (β‐pinene) | 01.003 | 2016d | ||
| Pin‐2(3)‐ene (α‐pinene) | 01.004 | |||
| β‐Caryophyllene | 01.007 | |||
| Myrcene | 01.008 | |||
| Camphene | 01.009 | |||
| β‐Cubebene 1 , 3 | 01.030 | 2011c, CEF | ||
|
Germacra‐1(10),4(14),5‐triene |
01.042 | |||
| 3,7,10‐Humulatriene 1 , 3 | 01.043 | |||
| 4(10)‐Thujene (sabinene) 1 | 01.059 | 2015a, CEF | ||
|
cis‐3,7‐Dimethyl‐1,3,6‐octatriene (Z)‐β‐Ocimene 1 |
01.064 | |||
| β‐Bourbonene 1 | 01.024 | |||
| α‐Farnesene 1 | 01.040 | |||
| 32 | Epoxides | β‐Caryophyllene epoxide 1 | 16.043 | 2014, CEF |
FEEDAP opinion unless otherwise indicated.
Evaluated for use in food. According to Regulation (EC) 1565/2000, flavourings evaluated by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) before 2000 are not required to be re‐evaluated by EFSA.
Linalool oxide [13.140]: A mixture of cis‐ and trans‐linalool oxide (5‐ring) was evaluated [13.140] (EFSA FEEDAP Panel, 2012b).
Evaluated applying the ‘Procedure’ described in the Guidance on the data required for the risk assessment of flavourings to be used in or on food (EFSA CEF Panel, 2010). No longer authorised for use as flavours in food.