propyl sulfide

sulfide

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description: garlic, onion
Odor threshold: 1.9 ppb

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4889
GRAS publication: GRAS 29
CAS number: 3877-15-4
FEMA primary name: Methyl propyl sulfide

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	0.1	1
beverages, alcoholic	0.006	0.3
beverages, non-alcoholic	0.002	0.1
breakfast cereals	0.01	1
cheeses	0.01	2
condiments and relishes	0.01	2
egg products	0.01	1
fats and oils	0.01	0.1
fish products	0.01	2
instant coffee and tea	0.01	0.1
meat products	0.01	2
milk products	0.01	0.5
nut products	0.01	2
other grains	0.01	0.2
poultry	0.01	2
processed vegetables	0.01	0.5
reconstituted vegetable protein	0.01	0.5
seasonings and flavors	0.001	2
snack foods	0.2	2
soups	0.02	2

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

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain propyl sulfide. 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 propyl sulfide in it.

garlic

herb

318 cmpds

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