6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol

floral alcohol

Found in 8 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C8H16O
Molecular weight: 128.21 g/mol
PubChem CID: 20745 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor threshold: 2000.0 ppb
Volatility: high
CAS number: 1569-60-4
Retention index: 992

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4884
GRAS publication: GRAS 29
CAS number: 1569-60-9
FEMA primary name: 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-ol

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	10	50
beverages, alcoholic	10	50
beverages, non-alcoholic	5	25
breakfast cereals	5	25
cheeses	7	35
condiments and relishes	5	25
confections and frostings	10	50
fats and oils	5	25
fish products	2	10
fruit ices	10	50
gravies	5	25
imitation dairy	7	35
instant coffee and tea	5	25
jams and jellies	20	100
meat products	2	10
milk products	7	35
other grains	5	25
poultry	2	10
processed fruits	7	35
seasonings and flavors	5	25
snack foods	10	50
soups	5	25
sweet sauces	5	25

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 6-methyl-5-hepten-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-5-hepten-2-ol in it.

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