9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid

dairy acid

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C18H30O2
Molecular weight: 278.4 g/mol
PubChem CID: 860 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Volatility: low
CAS number: 1955-33-5
Retention index: 1704

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 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic 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 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid in it.

mulberry

berry

232 cmpds

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