gamma-hexadecalactone

dairy lactone

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

CAS number: 730-46-1

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4673
GRAS publication: GRAS 25
FEMA primary name: DELTA-HEXADECALACTONE

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 gamma-hexadecalactone. 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 gamma-hexadecalactone in it.

cream

dairy

72 cmpds

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