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alpha-cedrol

herbal terpenoid

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor threshold — in a food matrix
0.400 ppb – 10.5 ppb median 5.5 ppb · 2 published values · see all 2 with sources
CAS number
77-53-2
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
4503
GRAS publication
GRAS 24
FEMA primary name
(+)-Cedrol

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) 5 25
beverages (nonalcoholic) 5 25
breakfast cereal 5 25
cheese 7 35
condiments/ relishes 20 100
confectionery frostings 10 50
fats/oils 5 25
fish products 2 10
frozen dairy 7 35
fruit ices 10 50
gelatins/ puddings 10 50
gravies 5 25
hard candy 10 50
imitation dairy 7 35
instant coffee/tea 5 25
jams/jellies 7 35
meat products 2 10
milk products 7 35
nut products 5 25
other grains 5 25
poultry 2 10
processed fruits 7 35
processed vegetables 7 35
reconstituted vegetables 7 35
seasonings/ fl avors 5 25
snack foods 10 50
soft candy 10 50
soups 5 25
sweet sauces 5 25
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Published thresholds

2 measured values from the literature. Grouped by what was actually measured — a threshold smelled in clean water, tasted in the mouth, or measured in a real food are three different quantities and are not pooled.

In a food matrix

0.400 ppb – 10.5 ppb

Measured in a real food, where the matrix shifts detection — not a clean-water value.

Threshold Matrix Source Paper
0.400 ppb water (food: unknown) Literature corpus 29748791
10.5 ppb water (food: lamb) Literature corpus 28344493

Only values we can attribute are listed. Where a compendium's licence does not permit public attribution its figures are omitted here, so every number on this page traces to a citable source.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain alpha-cedrol. 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 alpha-cedrol in it.

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