nitrile
Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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Properties
- Odor threshold
- 0.97 ppb
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 4496
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 24
- FEMA primary name
- N-p-Benzeneacetonitrile-menthanecarboxamide
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) |
|---|---|---|
| beverages (nonalcoholic) | 1 | 5 |
| chewing gum | 200 | 800 |
| hard candy | 150 | 250 |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain nitrile. 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 nitrile in it.
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