2-methylheptanoic acid

sour acid

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C8H16O2
Molecular weight: 144.21 g/mol
PubChem CID: 14475 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: butter, cheese, green, milk, sweaty, waxy
Odor threshold: 29500.0 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
Volatility: high
CAS number: 1188-02-9

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

✓ Exact match

FEMA number: 2706
GRAS publication: GRAS 3
FEMA primary name: 2-METHYLHEPTANOIC ACID

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-methylheptanoic acid. 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-methylheptanoic acid in it.

99 cmpds

265 cmpds

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