beta-humulene

fruity terpene

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description: fruity, herbal, spicy, woody
Retention index: 1438

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 5077
GRAS publication: GRAS 32
FEMA primary name: alpha-Humulene

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
confections and frostings	10	50
fats and oils	7	35
fish products	2	10
fruit ices	10	50
meat products	2	10
poultry products	2	10
processed fruits	7	35

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

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

hops

plant

116 cmpds

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