Acetal
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Acetal is a flavoring — Used in fruit flavorings; nutlike aftertaste; medicinal hypnotic
What it does
Used in fruit flavorings; nutlike aftertaste; medicinal hypnotic
Where you'll see it
Fruit flavorings
What the research says
A central nervous system depressant, similar in action to paraldehyde but more toxic. No known skin toxicity.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a hypnotic in medicine. It is a central nervous system depressant, similar in action to paraldehyde but more toxic