PERU BALSAM.

[CAS No: 8007-00-9]

Definition:   Peru balsam is obtained from the scorched & wounded trunk of the tree Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzsch  syn. Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. pereirae (Royale) Harms, growing in El Salvador.

Appearance:  A dark brown glistening non-sticky, non-drying liquid, appearing yellowish- brown in thin layers.

Odour:  Pleasant, characteristic balsamic/vanillic.

Flavour: Bitter, spicy, persistent.

Solubility: Insoluble in water & fatty oils, freely soluble in ethanol; miscible with castor oil.

Boiling Point: 305C @ 760mm Hg.

Identification Passes Eu Pharm. 5.2 requirements.

Appearance of solution: Passes Eu Pharm. 5.2 requirements.

Related Substances: Passes Eu Pharm. 5.2 requirements.

Relative density @ 20C :   1.14 to 1.17

Saponification value: 230 to 255

Artificial balsams: Absent: passes Eu Pharm 5.2 tests.

Turpentine: :Absent: passes Eu Pharm 5.2 tests

Fatty oils: Absent: passes Eu Pharm 5.2 tests

Assay: ∑ balsamic esters: 45% to 75%

Packing:  50lb or 500 lb drums

Storage: Store in a cool, dark place in fully topped up, tightly sealed opaque & inert containers.

Regulatory.

Tariff No:  3301.30 00 0                         CAS No: 8007-00-9

EINECS: 232-352-8                                EINECS-CAS No: 8007-00-9

FEMA: 2116 GRAS                                 FDA:  182.20

CoE No: 298                                          IFRA: allowed in the form of absolutes, anhydrols and destilleds.

FCC IV: official (oil only)                           DSL status: approved

Pharmacopoeias: Eu Pharm 5.0; BP 2007, DAB 7, OAP 9.: officialTSCA: TSCA 8(b).

Inventory: Peruvian balsam.