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2-methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate

ester

Found in 12 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
apple, berry, ester, fruity, green, sweet, waxy
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

~ Likely match
FEMA number
3359
GRAS publication
GRAS 6
FEMA primary name
2-METHYLBUTYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE 5

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-methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate. 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-methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate in it.

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