ethylcyclohexane

woody hydrocarbon

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C8H16
Molecular weight: 112.21 g/mol
PubChem CID: 15504 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Volatility: high
CAS number: 1678-91-7
Retention index: 830

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

? Partial match

FEMA number: 4881
GRAS publication: GRAS 29
CAS number: 1857331-84-0
FEMA primary name: N-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-isopropyl-5,5-dimethylcyclohexanecarboxamide

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	0.1	10
beverages, non-alcoholic	0.1	10
chewing gum	1	100
condiments and relishes	0.1	10
confections and frostings	1	100
fats and oils	0.05	5
frozen dairy	0.1	10
fruit ices	0.1	10
gelatins and puddings	0.05	5
gravies	0.05	5
hard candy	0.1	10
imitation dairy	0.05	5
instant coffee and tea	0.01	1
jams and jellies	0.1	10
milk products	0.05	5
seasonings and flavors	3	900
snack foods	0.1	10
soft candy	0.1	10
soups	0.1	10
sugar substitutes	0.005	0.5
sweet sauces	0.5	50

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 ethylcyclohexane. 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 ethylcyclohexane in it.

eggplant

vegetable

277 cmpds

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