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trans-3-hexenoic acid

acid

Found in 8 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Odor threshold
1215.64 ppb
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
4493
GRAS publication
GRAS 24
FEMA primary name
cis-3-Hexenoic acid

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 7 16
beverages (alcoholic) 2 4
beverages (nonalcoholic) 2 4
frozen dairy 4 8
gelatins/ puddings 2 5
soft candy 7 15
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 trans-3-hexenoic 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 trans-3-hexenoic acid in it.

yellow passionfruit
fruit
33 cmpds
bitter cherry
berry
95 cmpds
hops oil
essential oil
105 cmpds
raspberry
berry
205 cmpds
white wine
beverage alcoholic
312 cmpds
kiwifruit
fruit
330 cmpds
beer
beverage alcoholic
457 cmpds
cocoa
seed
484 cmpds
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