| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
BUTTER STARTER DISTILLATE | [CAS]
91745-88-9 | [Synonyms]
FEMA 2173
Butter,distn.lights
BUTTER, ACIDS NATURAL
BUTTER STARTER DISTILLATE | [EINECS(EC#)]
294-759-7 | [MDL Number]
MFCD06411989 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
Butter starter distillate is a steam distillate of the culture of any or all of the following species of bacteria grown on a
medium consisting of skim milk usually fortified with about 0.1% citric acid: Streptococcus lactis, S. cremoris, S. lactis subsp. diactylactis,
Leuconostoc citrovorum and L. dextranicum. The ingredients contain more than 98% water, and the remainder is a mixture
of a butter-like flavor compound. Diacetyl is the major flavor component, consisting of as much as 80 to 90% of the mixture of organic
flavor compounds. Besides diacetyl, starter distillate contains minor amounts of acetaldehyde, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, acetone,
ethyl alcohol, 2-butanone, acetic acid and acetoin. | [Occurrence]
Reported found in skim milk. | [Preparation]
By steam-water distillation at 100°C of specially cultured skim milk. |
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