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ethyl cis-4-octenoate

fruity oxygenated compound

Found in 5 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of ethyl cis-4-octenoate
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C10H18O2
Molecular weight
170.25 g/mol
PubChem CID
5352770 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
fresh juicy pineapple
Volatility
medium
CAS number
34495-71-1
Not in FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. Of 3,367 listed flavoring substances, none match this compound name. May still be food-safe under other regulatory routes (FDA 21 CFR 172, EFSA, JECFA) — check femaflavor.org for the authoritative current list.

How this molecule is described

Sources disagree about odour more often than they disagree about chemistry. Rather than show one answer, here is every description on file with how many ingredient records carry it.

Also filed as
ethyl (z)-4-octenoate

Same molecule, unified here — previously counted and displayed as separate compounds.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain ethyl cis-4-octenoate. 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 cis-4-octenoate in it.

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