octyl octanoate

fruity ester

Found in 2 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C16H32O2
Molecular weight: 256.42 g/mol
PubChem CID: 61294 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: coconut oily fruity
Volatility: low
CAS number: 2306-88-9

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

✓ Exact match

FEMA number: 2811
GRAS publication: GRAS 3
FEMA primary name: OCTYL OCTANOATE

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 octyl octanoate. 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 octyl octanoate in it.

304 cmpds

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