beta-bergamotene

woody sesquiterpene

Found in 2 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

CAS number: 18252-46-5

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4960
GRAS publication: GRAS 30
CAS number: 13474-59-4
FEMA primary name: trans-alpha-Bergamotene alpha-Bergamotene, trans-2-Norpinene, 2,6-dimethyl-6-(4 methyl-3-pentenyl)-, trans-(-)

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	269	269
beverages type i, non-alcoholic	24	24
beverages, non-alcoholic	24	24
breakfast cereals	34	34
chewing gum	465	465
condiments and relishes	2	20
confections and frostings	56	56
fruit ices	16	147
gelatins and puddings	83	83
hard candy	93	93
meat products	6	10
soft candy	93	93

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain beta-bergamotene. 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 beta-bergamotene in it.

376 cmpds

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