2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4h-pyran-4-one

dairy lactone

Found in 6 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

CAS number: 28564-83-2
Retention index: 1145

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 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4h-pyran-4-one. 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 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4h-pyran-4-one in it.

26 cmpds

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364 cmpds

383 cmpds

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