hydroxyacetone

ketone

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description: caramellic, ethereal, pungent, sweet
Odor threshold: 9.1 ppb
Retention index: 1305

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4462
GRAS publication: GRAS 24
FEMA primary name: Hydroxyacetone

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	0.002	1.5
beverages (alcoholic)	4	20
beverages (nonalcoholic)	2	10
condiments/ relishes	0.001	0.8
confectionery frostings	0.002	1.5
gelatins/ puddings	4	20
hard candy	0.002	1.5
instant coffee/tea	10	50
jams/jellies	0.001	0.8
seasonings/ fl avors	0.002	1.5
soft candy	10	50
soups	0.0004	0.3
sweet sauces	0.001	0.8

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain hydroxyacetone. 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 hydroxyacetone in it.

colocasia

vegetable

54 cmpds

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