Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)

ETHYL MALTOL

CAS Reg. No. (or other ID)*:	4940-11-8
Substance*:	ETHYL MALTOL
Other Names:	♦ 2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-4-PYRONE ♦ ETHYL MALTOL ♦ MALTOL, ETHYL ♦ 2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-4H-PYRAN-4-ONE ♦ 2-ETHYLPYROMECONIC ACID ♦ 3-HYDROXY-2-ETHYL-1,4-PYRONE ♦ 3-HYDROXY-2-ETHYL-GAMMA-PYRONE ♦ 4H-PYRAN-4-ONE, 2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-
Used for*^† (Technical Effect):	COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID
Food additive and GRAS regulations (21 CFR Parts 170-186)*:	172.515
FEMA No.*:	3487
FEMA GRAS Publication No(s).*:	10
JECFA Flavor Number*:	1481

CAS Reg. No. (or other ID): Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Number® for the substance or a numerical code assigned by HFP to those substances that do not have a CAS Registry Number (977nnn-nn-n series).
Substance: The name of the ingredient as recognized by HFP.
Used for^† (Technical Effect): The physical or technical effect(s) the substance has in or on food; see 21 CFR 170.3(o) for definitions.
21 CFR: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
FEMA No.: The trade association, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA), has established expert panels to evaluate and make independent determinations on the GRAS status of flavoring substances. The FEMA number is provided here as a reference to FEMA’s GRAS assessments.
- The GRAS Pub. No. is the FEMA GRAS™ publication number.
- NLFG is no longer FEMA GRAS™.
- For more information about FEMA GRAS, see About the FEMA GRAS™ Program <> .
JECFA: The Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international expert scientific committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). See JECFA Specifications for Flavourings <>

For a substance to be used as a color additive in the US, it must be authorized by a regulation in 21 CFR Part 73, 74, or 82.