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2-isobutylpyrazine

green pyrazine

Found in 2 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
green
CAS number
29460-92-2
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

? Partial match
FEMA number
4100
GRAS publication
GRAS 22
FEMA primary name
3,5- and 3,6-Dimethyl-2-isobutylpyrazine

Reported use levels (ppm by food category)

Typical vs maximum reported addition levels in finished food. Use as a regulatory ceiling reference — verify against the current GRAS publication for your product category.

Food category Typical (ppm) Maximum (ppm)
baked goods 1.5 2
breakfast cereal 1.5 2
milk products 2 3
processed vegetables 0.5 1.5
seasonings/ flavors 5 10
soups 0.5 1.5
sweet sauces 2 3
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 2-isobutylpyrazine. 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-isobutylpyrazine in it.

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