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furfuryl methyl ether

caramel furan

Found in 4 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of furfuryl methyl ether
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C6H8O2
Molecular weight
112.13 g/mol
PubChem CID
61661 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
mustard
Volatility
high
CAS number
13679-46-4
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
3159
GRAS publication
GRAS 4
FEMA primary name
Saucer FURFURYL METHYL ETHER

Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance — check the source publication for current ppm guidance.

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain furfuryl methyl ether. 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 furfuryl methyl ether in it.

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