5-dodecenal

green aldehyde

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

CAS number: 121052-27-5

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4885
GRAS publication: GRAS 29
CAS number: 68820-34-8
FEMA primary name: trans-5-Dodecenal

Reported use levels (ppm by food category)

Typical vs maximum reported addition levels in finished food. Use as a regulatory ceiling reference — verify against the current GRAS publication for your product category.

Food category	Typical (ppm)	Maximum (ppm)
beverages, alcoholic	0.15	0.6
beverages, non-alcoholic	0.03	0.3
chewing gum	0.3	1
confections and frostings	0.15	0.6
fats and oils	0.15	0.6
frozen dairy	0.03	0.3
fruit ices	0.03	0.3
gelatins and puddings	0.03	0.3
hard candy	0.15	0.6
instant coffee and tea	0.01	0.5
jams and jellies	0.15	0.6
processed fruits	0.03	0.3
seasonings and flavors	0.06	0.6
soft candy	0.05	1

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 5-dodecenal. 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 5-dodecenal in it.

orange

fruit

472 cmpds

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