ethyl 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate
Key food odorantFound in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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Key food odorant (individualist)
Dunkel et al. 2014Identified in the meta-analysis of 227 food samples as one of 151 individualist odorants — appears in <5% of foods, carries the diagnostic signature of specific ingredients.
Properties
- Odor description
- berry, fruity
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 4269
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 23
- FEMA primary name
- (+/-)-Ethyl 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate
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) |
|---|---|---|
| beverages (alcoholic) | 10 | 25 |
| beverages (nonalcoholic) | 10 | 25 |
| breakfast cereal | 10 | 30 |
| chewing gum | 20 | 100 |
| frozen dairy | 5 | 20 |
| fruit ices | 5 | 20 |
| gelatins/ puddings | 10 | 25 |
| hard candy | 20 | 50 |
| instant coffee/tea | 10 | 25 |
| processed fruits | 5 | 20 |
| soft candy | 10 | 25 |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain ethyl 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate. 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 ethyl 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate in it.
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