heptenol
floral alcoholFound in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 4789
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 27
- CAS number
- 4234-93-9
- FEMA primary name
- 2,6-Dimethyl-5-heptenol
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 | 1 | 10 |
| beverages, alcoholic | 1 | 5 |
| beverages, non-alcoholic | 1 | 5 |
| breakfast cereals | 1 | 5 |
| chewing gum | 2 | 20 |
| confections and frostings | 2 | 10 |
| egg products | 0.2 | 2 |
| fats and oils | 1 | 10 |
| frozen dairy | 1 | 2 |
| fruit ices | 1 | 2 |
| gelatins and puddings | 1 | 10 |
| hard candy | 1 | 10 |
| imitation dairy | 1 | 10 |
| instant coffee and tea | 1 | 10 |
| jams and jellies | 1 | 10 |
| milk products | 1 | 5 |
| seasonings and flavors | 1 | 10 |
| snack foods | 1 | 10 |
| soft candy | 1 | 10 |
| soups | 1 | 10 |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain heptenol. 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 heptenol in it.
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