Hexyl butyrate has a characteristic fruity (apricot) odor and a sweet
taste suggestive of pineapple. May be synthesized from butyric
acid and n-hexyl alcohol in the presence of HCL.
Hexyl Butyrate is a liquid with a
powerful fruity odor. It has been identified in a number of fruits and berries and
is an important constituent of fruit flavor compositions.
Hexyl butyrate has a characteristic fruity (apricot) odor and sweet taste suggestive of pineapple.
Reported found in the essential oils of lavender and lavandin and in the oil from fruits of Heracleum giganteum. Also reported found in apple, apricot, banana, citrus peel oils, cranberry, guava, grapes, strawberry fruit and jam, thymus,
Gruyere cheese, beer, cognac, rum, cider, tea, passion fruit, plum, plumcot, starfruit, mango, mountain papaya, Chinese quince peel
and hog plum (Spondias mombins L.)
GB 2760-96 specifies Hexyl butyrate as a permitted edible flavoring. It is mainly used in the formulation of flavorings for pineapple, apple, citrus, melon, kiwi, pear, and strawberry.
From butyric acid and n-hexyl alcohol in the presence of HCl
ChEBI: A fatty acid ester obtained by the formal condensation of hexanol with butyric acid.
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fruity, green, waxy, fatty and vegetative.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
