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(z)-hex-3-en-1-ol

alcohol

Found in 47 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
cut grass, foliage, fresh, grass, green, herbal, leafy, oily, vegetable
Odor threshold
831.0 ppb
Retention index
851
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 (z)-hex-3-en-1-ol. 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 (z)-hex-3-en-1-ol in it.

ricotta cheese
dairy
43 cmpds
corn oil
maize
49 cmpds
colocasia
vegetable
54 cmpds
pear brandy
beverage alcoholic
65 cmpds
apple brandy
beverage alcoholic
98 cmpds
kidney beans
legume
103 cmpds
brussels sprout
cabbage
104 cmpds
rutabaga
vegetable root
105 cmpds
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