β-apo-8'-carotenic acid ethyl ester

Structural formula
General
Surname	β-apo-8'-carotenic acid ethyl ester
other names	Ethyl 8′-apo-β-caroten-8′-oate E160f CI 40825 CI Food Orange 7
Molecular formula	C 32 H 44 O 2
Brief description	yellow to orange
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1109-11-1 EC number 214-173-7 ECHA InfoCard 100,012,885 PubChem 6391647 ChemSpider 4907239 Wikidata Q423869
properties
Molar mass	460.7 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	136-137.5 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water, very sparingly soluble in ethanol , sparingly soluble in vegetable oil
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Ethyl β-apo-8'-carotenate is an ethyl ester of 8'-apo-β-caroten-8'-acid, a carotenoid . It was used as a food coloring in the food industry . It was approved in the EU as a food additive with the number E 160f , but is no longer used by industry in Europe today.

See also

• 8′-apo-β-caroten-8′-al

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on food additives. In: zuatzstoffe-online.de. VERBRAUCHER INITIATIVE eV (Federal Association), July 7, 2006, accessed on October 14, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Patent EP0112502 B1: Omega, omega-diacyloxy-2,6-dimethyl-octatrienoic acid ester and aldehyde, process for their preparation and use for the synthesis of terpene compounds from June 19, 1985; Example 8.
3. ^ Food and Agriculture Organization: Compendium of Food Additive Specifications. Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 74th Meeting 2011 Food & Agriculture Org, 2011, ISBN 978-92-5-107004-8 (English, pdf)
4. ↑ There is not yet a harmonized classification for this substance . A labeling of ethyl 8'-apo-β-caroten-8'-oate in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on July 19, 2019, is reproduced from a self-classification by the distributor .
5. ↑ Beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid ethyl ester (C30) - NO LONGER APPROVED. In: Additives database. January 12, 2014, accessed August 26, 2014 . 
6. ↑ Food additives legislation: guidance notes. Food Additives Legislation Guidance to Compliance. Food Standards Agency, July 24, 2014, accessed on August 26, 2014 (English, pdf): “Following its suspension in 2007, Red 2G (E 128) is no longer listed as a permitted color, nor are Brown FK (E 154 ) and Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8-carotenic acid (E 160f) as industry indicated that these colors are no longer used "