Cinnamyl anthranilate

CAS 87-29-6

Listed as a flavouring agent by the US.

Listed as flavouring agents and adjuvants (US)
Chemical structure of Cinnamyl anthranilate, from PubChem compound 5284369
Structure from PubChem CID 5284369 (National Library of Medicine, public domain). A depiction of one compound: where a listing covers a family, or a substance has no single structure, this page shows none.

Cinnamyl anthranilate was used as a synthetic grape and cherry flavouring. The FDA prohibited it in food after rodent studies reported liver tumours.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Cinnamyl anthranilate by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
Australia and New ZealandFood Standards Australia New ZealandNo listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it.
CanadaHealth CanadaNo listing matchedHealth Canada’s lists name additives without E or INS numbers, so this site matches them by exact name. A substance listed there under a name this site does not recognise has no row here.
European UnionEuropean Commission / EFSANo listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it.
Great BritainFood Standards Agency / Food Standards ScotlandNo listed food uses foundThis site has not matched this substance to any food use on this jurisdiction’s list of authorised food additives. A food additive may be used only in foods that list names. Flavourings, enzymes, processing aids and added nutrients are regulated separately and do not appear on it.
JapanConsumer Affairs AgencyNo listing matchedThis site imports only Japan’s list of designated additives (Appended Table 1 to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act), matched by English name. Existing additives, natural flavouring agents and ordinary foods used as additives are permitted outside that list and are not imported, so an empty row does not show that Japan does not permit the substance.
South KoreaMinistry of Food and Drug SafetyNo listing matchedThis site imports Part III of South Korea’s Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, matched by CAS number, then INS number, then exact name. Mixed preparations and sanitisers are not imported, and an entry whose identifiers disagreed with a page’s is held for review, so an empty row does not show that South Korea does not permit the substance.
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationProhibited21 CFR 189.113retrieved 2026-10-17
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Synthesised by esterifying anthranilic acid with cinnamyl alcohol. It does not occur naturally in the fruits whose flavour it was used to imitate.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

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CAS registry number
87-29-6
InChIKey
GABQNAFEZZDSCM-RMKNXTFCSA-N
PubChem
CID 5284369

Every name it appears under

33 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 87-29-6

As it appears in regulation

  • Cinnamyl anthranilate

Other names

  • (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl 2-aminobenzoate
  • (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enyl 2-aminobenzoate
  • (2Z)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl 2-aminobenzoate
  • 2-Aminobenzoic acid 3-phenyl-2-propenyl ester
  • 2-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, 1-(2-aminobenzoate)
  • 2-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, 2-aminobenzoate
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-ol 2-aminobenzoate
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-yl 2-aminobenzoate
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-yl anthranilate
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propenyl 2-aminobenzoate
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propenyl 2-aminobenzoate #
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propenyl anthranilate
  • 3-phenyl-2-propenyl-2-aminobenzoate
  • 3-Phenyl-2-propenylanthranilate
  • [(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enyl] 2-aminobenzoate
  • [(E)-cinnamyl] 2-aminobenzoate
  • Anthranilic acid, cinnamyl ester
  • Benzoic acid, 2-amino-, 3-phenyl-2-propenyl ester
  • CAS-87-29-6
  • CCRIS 171
  • Cinnamyl 2-aminobenzoate
  • Cinnamyl alcohol, anthranilate
  • CINNAMYL ANTHRANILATE
  • CINNAMYL ANTHRANILATE (PROHIBITED) [FHFI]
  • Cinnamyl anthranylate
  • Cinnamyl o-aminobenzoate
  • Cinnamylester kyseliny anthranilove
  • FEMA No. 2295
  • FEMA NO. 2295 (GRAS DELISTED)
  • HSDB 4127
  • LTW6QIC74B

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Common questions

Assembled from what is above, in the words the questions are usually asked in. Each answer is the same statement the relevant section makes, with the same citations behind it.

What is Cinnamyl anthranilate?
Cinnamyl anthranilate was used as a synthetic grape and cherry flavouring. The FDA prohibited it in food after rodent studies reported liver tumours.
What is Cinnamyl anthranilate used for in food?
It is listed as a flavouring agent — the role the US assigns it. This page shows every function each regulator records, with the citation for each.
Is Cinnamyl anthranilate vegan?
Yes. Cinnamyl anthranilate is not derived from animals, and is suitable for vegetarians. This page says what it is made from and how.

Sources for this page

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