valencen
Found in 5 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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Properties
- Odor description
- asprin, citrus, dry, fresh, grapefruit, green, oil, oily, orange, sweet, woody
- Odor threshold
- 18.14 ppb
- Retention index
- 1496
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 4838
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 28
- FEMA primary name
- Valencene 80 extract
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 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| beverages, alcoholic | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| beverages, non-alcoholic | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| beverages, nonalcoholic | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| breakfast cereals | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| chewing gum | 20 | 1000 |
| confections and frostings | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| frozen dairy | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| gelatins and puddings | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| milk products | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain valencen. 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 valencen in it.
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