ethyl ester

fruity ester

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor threshold: 71.0 ppb

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4781
GRAS publication: GRAS 27
CAS number: 18598-63-5
FEMA primary name: L-Cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride

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	10	100
cheeses	10	100
condiments and relishes	10	100
egg products	10	100
fish products	10	100
gelatins and puddings	10	100
gravies	10	100
instant coffee and tea	10	100
meat products	10	100
poultry	10	100
processed vegetables	10	100
reconstituted vegetables	10	100
seasonings and flavors	10	100
soups	10	100
sweet sauces	10	100

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 27 related FEMA records for this name — verify the exact substance for regulatory use.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain ethyl ester. 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 ester in it.

295 cmpds

320 cmpds

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