mercaptan

sulfide

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor threshold: 0.0001 ppb

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4916
GRAS publication: GRAS 29
CAS number: 124831-34-1
FEMA primary name: 2-Methyl-3-butene-2-thiol α,α-Dimethyl allyl mercaptan

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	0.001	0.05
beverages, alcoholic	0.0001	0.002
beverages, non-alcoholic	0.0001	0.002
cheeses	0.0005	0.005
chewing gum	0.001	0.02
condiments and relishes	0.001	0.01
confections and frostings	0.0005	0.005
egg products	0.0002	0.002
frozen dairy	0.0002	0.003
fruit ices	0.0002	0.003
gelatins and puddings	0.0002	0.003
gravies	0.001	0.01
hard candy	0.001	0.01
instant coffee and tea	0.0003	0.005
meat products	0.001	0.01
milk products	0.0001	0.002
seasonings and flavors	0.1	1
snack foods	0.005	0.1
soft candy	0.001	0.01
soups	0.003	0.005
sweet sauces	0.001	0.01

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 9 related FEMA records for this name — verify the exact substance for regulatory use.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain mercaptan. 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 mercaptan in it.

peanut

nut

388 cmpds

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