5-ethyl-2,3-dimethylpyrazine

roasted pyrazine

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C8H12N2
Molecular weight: 136.19 g/mol
PubChem CID: 27460 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: burnt, popcorn
Odor threshold: 665432.19 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
Volatility: high
CAS number: 15707-34-3
Retention index: 1459

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4434
GRAS publication: GRAS 24
FEMA primary name: 5-Ethyl-2,3-dimethylpyrazine

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)
baked goods	3.1	6
beverages (alcoholic)	0.3	1
beverages (nonalcoholic)	1.9	2.5
frozen dairy	1.7	3.6
gelatins/ puddings	1.1	2.3
meat products	2	4
soft candy	2.9	6

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 5-ethyl-2,3-dimethylpyrazine. 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-ethyl-2,3-dimethylpyrazine in it.

221 cmpds

405 cmpds

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