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W283215

Palmitic acid

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natural, 98%, FG

Synonym(s):

1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid, C16:0, Cetylic acid, Hexadecanoic acid, NSC 5030, PamOH

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14COOH
CAS Number:
57-10-3
Molecular Weight:
256.42
FEMA Number:
2832
Council of Europe no.:
14
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
329830536
Flavis number:
8.014
EC Number:
200-312-9
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00002747
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
607489
Organoleptic:
faint; fatty
Grade:
FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural
Agency:
follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA
Food allergen:
no known allergens

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SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI key

IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)

grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal, Kosher, natural

agency

follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009, EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002, FDA 21 CFR 172.210, FDA 21 CFR 172.860, FDA 21 CFR 173.340

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 210 °C)

assay

98%

form

crystals or chunks

greener alternative product characteristics

Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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bp

271.5 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

61-62.5 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 0.00005 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.852 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

As: ≤3 ppm, Cd: ≤1 ppm, Hg: ≤1 ppm, Pb: ≤10 ppm

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

greener alternative category

Aligned

organoleptic

faint; fatty

Quality Level

300, 400

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General description

Palmitic acid is the main constituent of human milk fatty acids. It is also found in sea weeds and air-dried fruit of Cornus officinalis.
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

235.4 °F

flash_point_c

113 °C

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SHBT1428
SHBR0698
SHBR9291
SHBQ4607
SHBP5863

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Evidence that palmitic acid is absorbed assn-2 monoacylglycerol from human milk by breast-fed infants.
Innis SM, et al.
Lipids, 29(8), 541-545 (1994)
Distribution of an enzyme system producing seaweed flavor: conversion of fatty acids to long-chain aldehydes in seaweeds.
Kajiwara T, et al.
Journal of Applied Phycology, 5(2), 225-230 (1993)
Volatile flavor components of corni fructus (Cornus officinalis Sieb. Et Zucc.).
Miyazawa M & Kameoka H.
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 53(12), 3337-3340 (1989)
B Vessby et al.
Diabetologia, 37(10), 1044-1050 (1994-10-01)
Recent data indicate that peripheral insulin sensitivity may be influenced by dietary fat quality and skeletal muscle phospholipid fatty acid composition. During a health survey of 70-year-old men insulin sensitivity was measured by the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique and the
Jonas Sieber et al.
The American journal of pathology, 183(3), 735-744 (2013-07-23)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by dyslipidemia with elevated free fatty acids (FFAs). Loss of podocytes is a hallmark of diabetic nephropathy, and podocytes are highly susceptible to saturated FFAs but not to protective, monounsaturated FFAs. We report that
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