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methoxybenzoic acid

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
vanilla
Odor threshold
217788.89 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
CAS number
89-86-1
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
3943
GRAS publication
GRAS 19
FEMA primary name
2-METHOXYBENZOIC ACID

Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance — check the source publication for current ppm guidance.

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 2 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 methoxybenzoic acid. 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 methoxybenzoic acid in it.

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