4-methylbiphenyl

woody hydrocarbon

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C13H12
Molecular weight: 168.23 g/mol
PubChem CID: 12566 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: fennel, floral, spicy, wintergreen, anise, waxy, mint
Volatility: medium
CAS number: 644-08-6

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

~ Likely match

FEMA number: 3186
GRAS publication: GRAS 4
FEMA primary name: 4-METHYLBIPHENYL-p-Methyldiphenyl

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-methylbiphenyl. 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-methylbiphenyl in it.

cocoa

seed

484 cmpds

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