Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 232-311-4 | CAS number: 8002-50-4 Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, inorganic ions, etc. obtained from Brevoortia tyrannis.
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Menhaden oil is prepared from fish of the genus Brevoortia, commonly known as menhaden, by cooking and pressing. The resulting crude oil is then refined using the following steps: Storage (winterization), degumming (optional), neutralization, bleaching, and deodorization.
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Remarks:
- Due to its complex composition menhaden oil changes its state from a white solid to a yellow liquid over a wide temperature range which includes room temperature. Therefore, the oil can be partly solid at 20 °C.
- Form:
- other: yellow liquid to white solid
- Colour:
- yellow to white
- Odour:
- other: odourless to slightly fishy
- Substance type:
- other: fish oil
- Conclusions:
- Menhaden oil is described as yellow liquid to white solid with none to slightly fishy odour.
- Executive summary:
In the Code of Federal Regulations by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, menhaden oil is described as yellow liquid to white solid with none to slightly fishy odour.
Reference
Description of key information
Due to its complex composition menhaden oil changes its state from a white solid to a yellow liquid over a wide temperature range which includes room temperature. Therefore, the oil can be partly solid at 20 °C.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
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