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tannic acid

other phenol

Found in 69 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of tannic acid
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C76H52O46
Molecular weight
1701.2 g/mol
PubChem CID
16131300 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor threshold
200000.0 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
Volatility
low
CAS number
1401-55-4
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
None
GRAS publication
GRAS 1
FEMA primary name
Tannic Acid

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

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 tannic 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 tannic acid in it.

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