2,6-dichlorophenol

500 ng

“Chlorophenol, like antiseptic mouthwash”

Soft drinks flavour standard used to train professional tasters to recognize and scale the intensity of chlorophenol character. Chlorophenols can taint soft drinks through ingredients, water or packaging materials.They impart antiseptic, medicinal notes to affected products which often lead to consumer rejection.

Food grade | free from sensory impurities | extensively tested | safe to smell and taste.

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Technical specification

Assessment
Without covering the glass, swirl the sample to release the aroma. Take a single short sniff. Repeat as necessary.
Amount of flavour per capsule
500 ng
Threshold
50 - 160 ng / l in soft drinks
Origins
Chlorophenols can taint product through ingredients, water or packaging materials. Especially associated with use of recycled wood and cardboard.
Importance
Imparts an antiseptic, medicinal note to contaminated products. Regarded by consumers as unpleasant and tainted even at low levels. Produced through reactions involving phenolic compounds and free chlorine.
CAS registry number
87-65-0
Other names
  • 1-hydroxy-2,6-dichlorobenzene
  • 2,6-DCP
  • 2,6-dichlorfenol
Remarks
Water pH is important in determining the rate of formation of chlorophenols. Can be produced by bacterial action, often linked to misuse of carbon filters. Accidental use of chlorinated water in product formulation can give rise to this flavour.
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