methyl 4-methylvalerate

Found in 2 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Retention index: 950

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 2721
GRAS publication: GRAS 3
FEMA primary name: METHYL 4-METHYLVALERATE

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

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain methyl 4-methylvalerate. 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 methyl 4-methylvalerate in it.

383 cmpds

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