Chemical properties:
Colorless transparent liquid with pleasant banana aroma. Volatile. Miscible with organic solvents such as ethanol, ether, benzene, carbon disulfide, and almost insoluble in water.
Uses:
1. Widely used to prepare various fruity edible flavors, such as snow pear, banana, etc., and also used in tobacco and daily cosmetic flavors in appropriate amounts. It can be used in flavors such as heavy floral and heavy oriental flavors such as chypre, osmanthus, hyacinth, etc., which can give fresh floral and fruity top notes and enhance the aroma. The dosage is usually <1%. It is also suitable for Michelia fragrance. It is also the main spice for preparing edible raw pear and banana flavors. It is also used in apple, pineapple, cocoa, cherry, grape, raspberry, strawberry, peach, caramel, cola, cream, coconut, vanilla beans, etc. It is also commonly used in wine and tobacco flavors.
2. Isoamyl acetate is a food flavoring permitted by my country. It can be used to prepare fruit flavorings such as strawberry, pineapple, bayberry, pear, apple, grape, banana, etc. The dosage is based on normal production needs, generally 2700mg/kg in chewing gum; 190mg/kg in candy; 120mg/kg in cakes; 56mg/kg in ice cream; 28mg/kg in soft drinks.
3. Isoamyl acetate is an important solvent that can dissolve nitrocellulose, trirosin glyceride, vinyl resin, coumarone resin, rosin, frankincense, dammar resin, sandarac resin, castor oil, etc. In Japan, 80% of this product is used as a flavoring, with a strong fruity aroma, like pear, banana, apple, etc. Therefore, it is widely used as a variety of edible fruit flavors. It is also used in tobacco flavors and daily cosmetic flavors in appropriate amounts. It is also used in the extraction of artificial silk, dyes, artificial pearls, penicillin, etc.
4. GB2760~96 stipulates that it is a permitted food flavoring. It can also be used as a solvent. It is the main raw material for preparing pear and banana flavors. It is often used in alcoholic and tobacco flavors, and is also used in the preparation of apple, pineapple, cocoa, cherry, grape, strawberry, peach, cream, coconut and other flavors.
5. Used as a standard substance for chromatographic analysis, extractant and solvent solvent, chromium determination, photography, printing and dyeing, iron, cobalt, nickel extractant.