Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) [show]

General Information

Synonyms: BHA
Chemical Names: 3-TERTIARY-BUTYL-4-HYDROXYANISOLE; MIXTURE OF 3- AND 2-TERTIARY-BUTYL-4- HYDROXYANISOLE
CAS number: 25013-16-5
FEMA number: 2183
INS:

320

Functional Class: Food Additives
ANTIOXIDANT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1988
ADI: 0-0.5 mg/kg bw
Meeting: 33
Specs Code: R
Report: TRS 776-JECFA 33/14
Tox Monograph: FAS 24-JECFA 33/3
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003); FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.1/191

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GSFA Provisions for BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE

Number Food Category Max Level Notes
07.0

Bakery wares

200 mg/kg Note 180,Note 15
01.3.2

Beverage whiteners

100 mg/kg Note 195,Note 15
06.3

Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats

200 mg/kg Note 15,Note 196
02.1.1

Butter oil, anhydrous milkfat, ghee

175 mg/kg Note 15,Note 133,Note 171
05.3

Chewing gum

400 mg/kg Note 130
05.1.4

Cocoa and chocolate products

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15,Note 303
05.2

Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15,Note XS309R
05.4

Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
04.2.2.2

Dried vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

200 mg/kg Note 76,Note 15,Note 196
03.0

Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet

200 mg/kg Note 195,Note 15
02.3

Fat emulsions mainly of type oil-in-water, including mixed and/or flavoured products based on fat emulsions

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
02.2.2

Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
02.4

Fat-based desserts excluding dairy-based dessert products of food category 01.7

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
13.6

Food supplements

400 mg/kg Note 15,Note 196
09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg Note 180,Note 15,Note XS166
09.2.1

Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg Note 180,Note XS191,Note XS165,Note XS95,Note XS315,Note XS312,Note 15,Note XS36,Note 392,Note XS190,Note XS92
09.4

Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg Note 180,Note 15
12.2

Herbs, spices, seasonings and condiments (e.g. seasoning for instant noodles)

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
02.1.3

Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
01.5.1

Milk powder and cream powder (plain)

100 mg/kg Note 15,Note 196
06.4.3

Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
08.3

Processed comminuted meat, poultry, and game products

200 mg/kg Note XS89,Note 130,Note XS98,Note XS88,Note 15
08.2

Processed meat, poultry, and game products in whole pieces or cuts

200 mg/kg Note XS97,Note 130,Note 15,Note XS96
15.2

Processed nuts, including coated nuts and nut mixtures (with e.g. dried fruit)

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
12.6

Sauces and like products

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
09.3

Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg Note 180,Note 15
09.2.5

Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

200 mg/kg Note XS311,Note 15,Note 196
15.1

Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes)

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
12.5

Soups and broths

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
02.1.2

Vegetable oils and fats

200 mg/kg Note 130,Note 15
12.8

Yeast and like products

200 mg/kg Note 15

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID8456
IUPAC Name2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol
InChIInChI=1S/C11H16O2/c1-11(2,3)9-7-8(13-4)5-6-10(9)12/h5-7,12H,1-4H3
InChI KeyMRBKEAMVRSLQPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC(C)(C)C1=C(C=CC(=C1)OC)O
Molecular FormulaC11H16O2
Wikipedia3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight180.247
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count2
Complexity160.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c e B w M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A w A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A G g A A C A A A D g S A m A I y B o A A B g C A A i B C A A A C C A A g I A A I i A A G C I g M J i K G M R q A c C A k w B E I u A f A w P A P g Q A B A A A I A A A C A A I A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area29.5
Monoisotopic Mass180.115
Exact Mass180.115
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count13
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9007
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9903
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.8864
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.6469
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8490
Non-inhibitor0.9368
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8889
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.9024
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7671
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.5652
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateSubstrate0.5541
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.5624
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9200
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9142
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7903
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8145
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.7835
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9511
Non-inhibitor0.9225
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9344
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.7320
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.5200
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.7314
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.8658
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.8871
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8429
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.6353

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-2.9751LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.6943LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.8232LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity0.4143pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity1.2241pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassBenzenoids
ClassPhenols
SubclassMethoxyphenols
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentMethoxyphenols
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
SubstituentsMethoxyphenol - 4-alkoxyphenol - Phenylpropane - Phenoxy compound - Methoxybenzene - Phenol ether - Anisole - 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid - Alkyl aryl ether - Monocyclic benzene moiety - Ether - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methoxyphenols. These are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety.

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