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2-propylpyridine

roasted pyrrole

Found in 4 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of 2-propylpyridine
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C8H11N
Molecular weight
121.18 g/mol
PubChem CID
69320 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
fatty, green, nutty, roasted, tobacco
Volatility
high
CAS number
622-39-9
Retention index
1000
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
4065
GRAS publication
GRAS 21
FEMA primary name
2-PROPYLPYRIDINE

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

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

How this molecule is described

Sources disagree about odour more often than they disagree about chemistry. Rather than show one answer, here is every description on file with how many ingredient records carry it.

Also filed as
2-propyl-pyridine

Same molecule, unified here — previously counted and displayed as separate compounds.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

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

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