beta-bisabolene
herbal terpeneFound in 9 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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Properties
- Odor description
- balsamic woody
- Odor threshold
- 253.0 ppb
- Retention index
- 1508
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 5067
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 32
- FEMA primary name
- alpha-Bisabolene
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 type i, non-alcoholic | 5 | 25 |
| beverages type ii, alcoholic | 10 | 50 |
| breakfast cereals | 5 | 25 |
| chewing gum | 10 | 50 |
| confections and frostings | 10 | 50 |
| fats and oils | 5 | 25 |
| frozen dairy | 7 | 35 |
| fruit ices | 10 | 50 |
| gelatins and puddings | 5 | 25 |
| hard candy | 10 | 50 |
| jams and jellies | 5 | 25 |
| processed fruits | 7 | 35 |
| soft candy | 10 | 50 |
| sweet sauces | 5 | 25 |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain beta-bisabolene. 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-bisabolene in it.
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