2,4-Hexadienal
Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary
2,4-Hexadienal is a flavoring — Flavor enhancement, fragrance, fumigant
Also: Sorbaldehyde, Hexa-2,4-Dienal
What it does
Flavor enhancement, fragrance, fumigant
Where you'll see it
Foods
What the research says
NCI study: clear evidence of cancer activity in rats and mice based on increased squamous cell neoplasms of forestomach. Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue in male mice may be related.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): clear evidence of cancer activity of 2,4-hexadienal in rats and mice