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heptenol

floral alcohol

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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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
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 1 related FEMA record for this name — verify the exact substance for regulatory use.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every 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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