FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL [C4H10O2]
Igoe, Robert S. 1983. Dictionary of Food Ingredients. Van Nostrand and Reinhold Company.
is a humectant which is a colorless, viscous liquid. It is miscible with water, acetone, and ether but is immiscible with fixed oils. It dissolves most essential oils and synthetic flavoring substances.