| FEMA | 3129 |
| CAS | 92-52-4 |
| EINECS | 202-163-5 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 1332 |
| CoE Number | 10978 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | green pungent, rose, green, geranium, |
| Flavor | floral neroli, bergamot, cinnamon, natural, |
| Material Notes | Fungistat, esp. for citrus fruits. Used as food preservative and flavouring agent. Detected in bilberry, wine grape, carrot, peas, rum, potato, bell pepper, tomato, butter, milk, smoked fatty fish, cocoa, coffee, roast peanuts, olive, buckwheat and tamarind. Generally, the fruit packaging is impregnated with biphenyl, which evaporates into the air space surrounding the fruit. Some biphenyl is absorbed by the fruit skins |