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3-phenylpropyl acetate

fruity ester

Found in 6 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of 3-phenylpropyl acetate
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C11H14O2
Molecular weight
178.23 g/mol
PubChem CID
31226 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
balsam, bitter, cinnamon, spicy, storax, sweet
Volatility
medium
CAS number
122-72-5
Retention index
1346
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

✓ Exact match
FEMA number
2890
GRAS publication
GRAS 3
FEMA primary name
3-PHENYLPROPYL ACETATE

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 3-phenylpropyl acetate. 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 3-phenylpropyl acetate in it.

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