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4'-methoxyacetophenone

ketone

Found in 12 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
acacia, anisic, balsamic, bitter, butter, caramel, hawthorn, powdery, sweet, vanilla
Retention index
1346
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
None
GRAS publication
GRAS 2
FEMA primary name
4'-Methoxyacetophenone

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 4'-methoxyacetophenone. 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 4'-methoxyacetophenone in it.

mentha oil
essential oil
41 cmpds
bitter cherry
berry
95 cmpds
beef processed
meat
167 cmpds
sherry
beverage alcoholic
220 cmpds
cloudberry
berry
230 cmpds
star anise
spice
269 cmpds
anise
spice
280 cmpds
cranberry
berry
336 cmpds
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