Flavor ingredient regulatory record
Wintergreen Extract
Wintergreen Extract is a natural complex flavoring material, FEMA GRAS under FEMA number 3112 (CAS 90045-28-6). Its odor is lIQUID HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF WINTERGREEN.
- FEMA
- 3112
- CAS
- 90045-28-6
- EC
- 289-888-0
GRAS status: FEMA GRAS, publication 3. Recorded by FDA in the Substances Added to Food inventory under CAS 90045-28-6.
Structure
Material
Wintergreen Extract is a natural complex material rather than a single molecule, so it has no one structure. FEMA lists it as WINTERGREEN EXTRACT (GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L.).
Identity
Also known as: Gaultheria procumbens, ext., methyl salicylate, methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate, analgit, flucarmit, exagien, betula, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester, gaultheriaoel, wintergruenoel, 2-carbomethoxyphenol, methyl o-hydroxybenzoate.
Can Wintergreen Extract be labeled natural?
Wintergreen Extract is a preparation from natural raw material, so it is natural flavor in the United States, natural flavouring in the EU and UK, and natural in Mercosur and Mexico.
- United States
- Natural flavor
- European Union and UK
- Natural flavouring
- Mercosur and Mexico
- Natural
How each market defines the classes: natural vs artificial flavor under 21 CFR 101.22.
Regulatory status, with citations
United States
Wintergreen Extract is FEMA GRAS under FEMA number 3112. It is cited in the Code of Federal Regulations at 21 CFR 172.515.
European Union and United Kingdom
No EU FL number is on file for Wintergreen Extract. That is not a finding either way. The Union List covers defined flavouring substances, so natural complex materials are handled as flavouring preparations under Parts B to F and never receive a number, and substances used as additives sit under Regulation 1333/2008 instead. Confirm the position before EU or UK use.
JECFA (WHO / FAO)
Wintergreen Extract has not been evaluated by JECFA as a flavouring agent, or no evaluation is on file.
Other US flags
Not on the California Proposition 65 list.
Odor and taste
Odor: LIQUID HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF WINTERGREEN.
Taste: LIQUID HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC TASTE OF WINTERGREEN.
Where it is used
Typical applications for Wintergreen Extract are not on file yet.
Structurally similar flavor ingredients
Flavor ingredients with a GRAS determination closest to Wintergreen Extract by structure. Whether one can replace it is a sensory and regulatory call; the reformulation tool works that through.
| Material | FEMA | Similarity | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methyl anthranilate | 2682 | 88% | In nature |
| Methyl benzoate | 2683 | 87% | In nature |
Wintergreen Extract FAQ
Does Wintergreen Extract have FEMA GRAS status?
Wintergreen Extract holds FEMA GRAS status under FEMA number 3112. It is also codified at 21 CFR 172.515.
How do I cite Wintergreen Extract by FEMA or CAS number?
Cite Wintergreen Extract as FEMA 3112 or CAS 90045-28-6; both point to the same entry.
Can Wintergreen Extract be labeled a natural flavor?
Made from natural raw material, Wintergreen Extract carries the natural claim in the United States, in the EU and UK under Regulation 1334/2008, and in Mercosur and Mexico.
What does Wintergreen Extract smell and taste like, and where is it used?
The odor of Wintergreen Extract is lIQUID HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF WINTERGREEN. On the palate it is lIQUID HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC TASTE OF WINTERGREEN.
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Sources and attribution. The identity and regulatory facts on this page are taken from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory, a US government record, which lists this substance as WINTERGREEN, EXTRACT (GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L.) under CAS 90045-28-6 and carries its FEMA number. The inventory is searchable at FDA. FDA records its technical effect as flavoring agent or adjuvant.
A FEMA GRAS conclusion is reached by the Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States, and the FEMA number names that conclusion. FEMA publishes its own entry for this substance in the FEMA Flavor Library, which is the authoritative record of what the Panel decided and is worth reading alongside this page.
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About this page. Facts come from the FDA Substances Added to Food inventory, the Code of Federal Regulations, the EPA TSCA Inventory, the EU Union List, JECFA and the Ambrose database, with FEMA's published determination cited where it applies; parts of the text are written by Ambrose AI, which can make mistakes. Check the cited source before relying on anything here. This is not regulatory or legal advice.