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trans-2-hexenyl butyrate

ester

Found in 8 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor description
apple, banana, fruity, grassy, green, orchid
Retention index
1473
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

? Partial match
FEMA number
3926
GRAS publication
GRAS 19
FEMA primary name
(E)-2-HEXENYL BUTYRATE

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 trans-2-hexenyl butyrate. 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 trans-2-hexenyl butyrate in it.

lovage
essential oil
281 cmpds
cherimoya
fruit
293 cmpds
blueberry
berry
322 cmpds
cranberry
berry
336 cmpds
plum
fruit
385 cmpds
chicken
meat
443 cmpds
strawberry
berry
479 cmpds
black tea
beverage caffeinated
586 cmpds
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