1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-methylbenzene

spicy phenol

Found in 4 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C10H14O3
Molecular weight: 182.22 g/mol
PubChem CID: 80922 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor threshold: 100.0 ppb
Volatility: medium
CAS number: 6443-69-2

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	100 ppb	100–100	1	1	one paper
unstated	4.45 ppb	4.45–4.45	2	2	yes
water	100 ppb	4.45–120	3	3	yes

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-methylbenzene. 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 1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-methylbenzene in it.

✓1 281 cmpds

✓1 564 cmpds

✓1 586 cmpds

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