cis-3-nonen-1-ol

alcohol

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description: fresh, green, melon rind, mushroom, tropical, waxy
Odor threshold: 16.85 ppb

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4412
GRAS publication: GRAS 23
FEMA primary name: cis-3-Nonen-1-ol

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	0.02	0.2
beverages (alcoholic)	0.1	1
beverages (nonalcoholic)	0.1	1
chewing gum	0.2	2
frozen dairy	0.1	1
hard candy	0.2	2
milk products	0.1	1
soft candy	0.2	2

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 cis-3-nonen-1-ol. 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 cis-3-nonen-1-ol in it.

musk melon

fruit

117 cmpds

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