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ethyl 3-methylpentanoate

fruity ester

Found in 30 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of ethyl 3-methylpentanoate
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C8H16O2
Molecular weight
144.21 g/mol
PubChem CID
560255 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
fruity, pineapple
Volatility
high
CAS number
5870-68-8
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
3679
GRAS publication
GRAS 13
FEMA primary name
ETHYL 3-METHYLPENTANOATE

Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance — check the source publication for current ppm guidance.

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain ethyl 3-methylpentanoate. 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 3-methylpentanoate in it.

cashew apple
fruit
24 cmpds
chinese quince
fruit
45 cmpds
plumcot
fruit
45 cmpds
munster cheese
dairy
109 cmpds
dates
fruit
110 cmpds
domiati cheese
dairy
110 cmpds
emmental cheese
dairy
110 cmpds
roquefort cheese
dairy
110 cmpds
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