decalactone
dairy lactone Key food odorantFound in 2 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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Key food odorant (intermediary)
Dunkel et al. 2014Identified in the meta-analysis of 227 food samples as one of 57 intermediary odorants — appears in 5–25% of foods. Characteristic odor: coconut, peach.
Properties
- Odor threshold
- 93.19 ppb
- CAS number
- 5579-78-2
- Retention index
- 2183
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 4446
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 24
- FEMA primary name
- gamma-Octadecalactone
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 | 5 | 10 |
| cheese | 5 | 10 |
| fats/oils | 5 | 10 |
| milk products | 5 | 10 |
| snack foods | 5 | 10 |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain decalactone. 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 decalactone in it.
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