(e)-geranic acid

sour acid

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C10H16O2
Molecular weight: 168.23 g/mol
PubChem CID: 5275520 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: green
Odor threshold: 223.5 ppb
Volatility: medium
CAS number: 4698-08-2

Not in FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. Of 3,367 listed flavoring substances, none match this compound name. May still be food-safe under other regulatory routes (FDA 21 CFR 172, EFSA, JECFA) — check femaflavor.org for the authoritative current list.

Thresholds in published tables

Numbers printed in open-access papers, grouped by the medium the table states. Median and full range of the values; “agree” means two or more papers whose middle 80% of values sit within 100×. Not reviewed.

Medium	Median	Range	Values	Papers	Papers agree?
food matrix	40 ppb	40–40	1	1	one paper
unstated	40 ppb	40–40	3	3	yes
water	223.5 ppb	40–407	2	2	yes

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain (e)-geranic 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 (e)-geranic acid in it.

black tea

beverage caffeinated

✓1 586 cmpds

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