fatty acids

dairy acid

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor threshold: 4.47 ppb

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4124
GRAS publication: GRAS 22
FEMA primary name: Glyceryl-lacto esters of fatty acids

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	6	100
breakfast cereal	6	20
condiments/ relishes	6	200
gravies	60	400
seasonings/ flavors	2.3	15
snack foods	0.2	40

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 3 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 fatty acids. 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 fatty acids in it.

186 cmpds

288 cmpds

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