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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
Beilstein:
607489
EC Number:
200-312-9
Council of Europe no.:
14
MDL number:
MFCD00002747
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
329830536
Flavis number:
8.014
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
natural
food allergen:
no known allergens

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
natural

Quality Level

300

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.)

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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 Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

113 °C

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SHBL1695
MKCG1311
MKCB6576

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Volatile flavor components of corni fructus (Cornus officinalis Sieb. Et Zucc.).
Miyazawa M & Kameoka H.
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 53(12), 3337-3340 (1989)
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)
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)
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
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
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