ABSTRACT
MACE CAS No.: n/a FL No.: n/a FEMA No.: 2652 NAS No.: 2652
CoE No.: n/a EINECS No.: n/a JECFA No.: n/a EAFUS No.: 977051-14-1
Description: See Nutmeg.
Consumption: Annual: 308,333.33 lb Individual: 0.2612 mg/kg/day
Regulatory Status: CoE: n/a FDA: 21 CFR 182.10, 582.10 FDA (other): HOC (1992) JECFA: n/a
Trade association guidelines: FEMA PADI: 133.031 mg IOFI: Natural
Reported uses (ppm): (FEMA, 1994)
Food Category Usual Max. Food Category Usual Max. Baked goods 738.00 1455.00 Nonalcoholic beverages 24.17 1000.00
Condiments, relishes 99.06 628.10 Processed vegetables 115.00 360.00
Gravies 21.35 41.77 Snack foods 500.00 500.00
Meat products 210.40 473.70 Soups 44.00 210.00
Aroma threshold values: n/a
Taste threshold values: n/a
MACE OIL CAS No.: 8007-12-3 FL No.: n/a FEMA No.: 2653 NAS No.: 2653
CoE No.: n/a EINECS No.: n/a JECFA No.: n/a EAFUS No.: 977051-15-2
Description: Mace oil is obtained by steam distillation of the ground, dried arillode of the ripe nutmeg seed; yields are approximately 11%. It exhibits a fresher odor than that of nutmeg oil, but has a great number of components common to nutmeg. Oil of mace (East and West Indian) has a characteristic odor and ˆavor of nutmeg.
