4-methylnonanoic acid
sour acidFound in 6 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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- Formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.26 g/mol
- PubChem CID
- 62003 — full record on PubChem
Properties
- Odor description
- odorous
- Odor threshold
- 2400.0 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
- Volatility
- medium
- CAS number
- 45019-28-1
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 3574
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 11
- FEMA primary name
- 4-METHYLNONANOIC ACID
Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance — check the source publication for current ppm guidance.
How this molecule is described
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Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain 4-methylnonanoic 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 4-methylnonanoic acid in it.
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