E586 4-Hexylresorcinol — is it halal?
Description
4-Hexylresorcinol is made by acylating resorcinol (c1) with caproic acid (c2) to 4-caproylresorcinol and reducing it (zinc amalgam, nickel); patents also describe a route via 1-hexanol (c5). Possible links: caproic acid of unnamed source — animal fat not excluded (c3), a research route by fermentation on ethanol (c4); alcohols, ethanol included, as hydrogenation solvent (c6)
Names: 4-Гексилрезорцинол · 4-Hexylresorcinol · 4-هكسيل ريسورسينول
Also known as: E 586, E-586, Е586, INS 586, 4-гексилрезорцин, гексилрезорцин, hexylresorcinol, 4-Hexyl-1,3-benzenediol, 4-己基间苯二酚, 4-هكسيل ريسورسينول
Category: Preservatives
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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