Table 1.
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 (year of publication, FEEDAP opinion unless otherwise indicated). They are all authorised for use in feed7 and food8 unless otherwise indicated
| 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 | Octan‐1‐ol | 02.006 | 2013 |
| Heptan‐1‐ol | 02.021 | |||
| Octanal | 05.009 | |||
| Decanal | 05.010 | |||
| Dodecanal | 05.011 | |||
| Nonanal | 05.025 | |||
| Octyl acetate | 09.007 | |||
| Decyl acetate | 09.009 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Neral | 05.170 | |||
| trans‐3,7‐Dimethylocta‐2,6‐dienal (geranial) | 05.188 | |||
| Geranyl acetate | 09.011 | |||
| Neryl acetate | 09.213 | |||
| 04 | Non‐conjugated and accumulated unsaturated straight‐chain and branched‐chain aliphatic primary alcohols, aldehydes, acids, acetals and esters | Citronellol | 02.011 | 2016b |
| Citronellal | 05.021 | |||
| Citronellyl acetate | 09.012 | |||
| 06 | Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols and esters with esters containing tertiary alcohols ethers | Linalool | 02.013 | 2012a |
| α‐Terpineol | 02.014 | |||
| 2‐(4‐Methylphenyl)propan‐2‐ol | 02.042 | |||
| 4‐Terpinenol | 02.072 | |||
| 1‐Terpinenol | 02.096 | |||
| β‐Terpineola | 02.097 | JECFA | ||
| (l)‐α‐Bisabolola | 02.129 | 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 |
| Fenchyl alcohol | 02.038 | |||
| d,l‐Isoborneol | 02.059 | |||
| d,l‐Bornyl acetate | 09.017 | |||
| Trans‐Carveola | 02.062 | JECFA | ||
| Carvonea | 07.012 | 2014, SC | ||
| 16 | Aliphatic and alicyclic ethers | 1,8‐Cineole | 03.001 | 2012b |
| 1,4‐Cineolea | 03.007 | 2011b, CEF | ||
| 31 | Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and acetals containing saturated aldehydes | p‐Cymene | 01.002 | 2015 |
| Terpinolene | 01.005 | |||
| α‐Phellandrene | 01.006 | |||
| 1‐Isopropenyl‐4‐methylbenzene | 01.010 | |||
| α‐Terpinene | 01.019 | |||
| γ‐Terpinene | 01.020 | |||
| Bisabola‐1,8,12‐triene | 01.027 | |||
| d‐Limonene | 01.045 | |||
| l‐Limonene | 01.046 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Valencene | 01.017 | |||
| trans‐β‐Ocimene | 01.018 | |||
| δ‐3‐Carene | 01.029 | |||
| δ‐Cadinenea,b | 01.021 | 2011c, CEF | ||
| β‐Bisabolenea | 01.028 | |||
| β‐Cubebenea,b | 01.030 | |||
| δ‐Elemenea | 01.039 | |||
| δ‐Germacrenea,b | 01.042 | |||
| 3,7,10‐Humulatrienea,b | 01.043 | |||
| β‐Phellandrenea,b | 01.055 | |||
| Tricyclenea,b | 01.060 | |||
| 4(10)‐Thujene (sabinene)a | 01.059 | 2015b, CEF | ||
| cis‐β‐Ocimenea | 01.064 | |||
| α‐Farnesenea | 01.040 | 2015a, CEF | ||
| β‐Farnesenea | 01.041 | |||
| 1‐Methyl‐1,3‐cyclohexadienea | 01.077 |
FEEDAP opinion unless otherwise indicated.
Evaluated for use in food only. According to Regulation (EC) 1565/2000, flavourings evaluated by JECFA before 2000 are not required to be re‐evaluated by EFSA.
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.