ethyl-2-butenoate

fruity ester

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

CAS number: 10544-63-5
Retention index: 1158

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4295
GRAS publication: GRAS 23
FEMA primary name: Citronellyl trans-2-methyl-2-butenoate

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	50
breakfast cereal	5	25
cheese	7	35
condiments/ relishes	5	25
confectionery frostings	10	50
fats/oils	5	25
fish products	2	10
frozen dairy	7	35
fruit ices	10	50
gravies	20	110
imitation dairy	7	35
jams/jellies	20	110
meat products	2	10
milk products	7	35
other grains	5	25
poultry	2	10
processed fruits	7	35
seasonings/ flavors	5	25
soups	5	25
sweet sauces	5	25

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 2 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-2-butenoate. 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-butenoate in it.

orange

fruit

472 cmpds

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