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beta-bisabolene

herbal terpene

Found 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
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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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
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 1 related FEMA record for this name — verify the exact substance for regulatory use.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every 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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