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6-methyl-2-(oxiran-2-yl)hept-5-en-2-ol

Found in 20 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
earthy, floral, flower, green, herbal, wood
Not in FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. Of 3,367 listed flavoring substances, none match this compound name. May still be food-safe under other regulatory routes (FDA 21 CFR 172, EFSA, JECFA) — check femaflavor.org for the authoritative current list.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 6-methyl-2-(oxiran-2-yl)hept-5-en-2-ol. 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 6-methyl-2-(oxiran-2-yl)hept-5-en-2-ol in it.

grapefruit peel oil
essential oil
13 cmpds
citrus fruits
fruit citrus
58 cmpds
lavender
flower
64 cmpds
hops oil
essential oil
105 cmpds
hops
plant
116 cmpds
passionfruit
fruit
204 cmpds
cloudberry
berry
230 cmpds
lingonberry
berry
244 cmpds
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