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Cassia oil
CAS Number
8007-80-5
FEMA Number
FEMA 2256
What is Cassia oil?
Cassia oil (CAS 8007-80-5), also known by its FEMA 2258 designation, is a steam-distilled essential oil derived from the bark and leaves of Cinnamomum cassia.
Where is Cassia oil used?
- Food and beverage: flavoring for baked goods, confectionery and seasonings
- Spiced beverages: robust cinnamon profile
- Fragrance: warm, oriental scent profiles in soaps, body washes and perfumes
- Oral care: flavoring agent in toothpastes and mouthwashes
- In syrups and other oral dosage forms it functions as a masking agent and flavoring component.
Good to know: Buyers should confirm origin and trans-cinnamaldehyde content when sourcing; adulteration testing is another quality checkpoint.
Commercial specifications
- Food-grade quality conforming to FCC specifications
- Grades meeting BP and Ph. Eur. standards
- Standard packaging from small drums to bulk containers
Other Names (Synonyms)
Essential oils, cassia|Oil of cassia|Oils, cassia|Oils, essential, cassia|CINNAMON OIL
What are the physical properties of Cassia oil?
Boiling Point 194-234 °C
Density 1.03 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Flash Point 199 °F
Appearance See cinnamic aldehyde, its chief con- stituent.
Odor at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet spicy aldehydic aromatic cinnamyl woody resinous honey gourmand powdery
Refractive Index n 20/D 1.592
Which trade and regulatory codes apply to Cassia oil?
UN Number 2810
ADR Class 6.1
Packing Group III
Storage Class 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3
toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
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