2,4-dimethylanisole

oxygenated compound

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C9H12O
Molecular weight: 136.19 g/mol
PubChem CID: 81221 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: herbal, spicy
Volatility: high
CAS number: 6738-23-4

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

✓ Exact match

FEMA number: 3828
GRAS publication: GRAS 18
FEMA primary name: 2,4-DIMETHYLANISOLE

Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance — check the source publication for current ppm guidance.

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 2,4-dimethylanisole. 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 2,4-dimethylanisole in it.

camembert cheese

dairy

132 cmpds

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