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(+)-pulegone

minty oxygenated compound

Found in 18 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of (+)-pulegone
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C10H16O
Molecular weight
152.23 g/mol
PubChem CID
442495 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
minty
Volatility
medium
Retention index
1232
Not in FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. Of 3,367 listed flavoring substances, none match this compound name. May still be food-safe under other regulatory routes (FDA 21 CFR 172, EFSA, JECFA) — check femaflavor.org for the authoritative current list.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain (+)-pulegone. Ingredients with a measured concentration come first, ranked by odour activity; the rest follow by how large a share of that ingredient's profile this molecule is. The figure beside each is how many different compounds that ingredient has in total — not the concentration of (+)-pulegone in it.

sweet grass
essential oil
16 cmpds
anise hyssop
spice
30 cmpds
scotch spearmint
herb
32 cmpds
buchu
essential oil
33 cmpds
mentha oil
essential oil
41 cmpds
chamomile
essential oil
233 cmpds
cornmint
herb
259 cmpds
lemon balm
herb
281 cmpds
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