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alpha-methylcinnamaldehyde

aldehyde

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
2697
GRAS publication
GRAS 3
FEMA primary name
Q-METHYLCINNAMALDEHYDE

Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance — check the source publication for current ppm guidance.

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

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

mint
herb
167 cmpds
sherry
beverage alcoholic
220 cmpds
peppermint
herb
363 cmpds
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