1-hydroxy

floral alcohol

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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Properties

Retention index: 975

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

~ Likely match

FEMA number: 4463
GRAS publication: GRAS 24
FEMA primary name: 1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone

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	1	5
condiments/ relishes	1	5
seasonings/ fl avors	0.5	2.5
snack foods	0.5	2.5

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. 1 related FEMA record for this name — verify the exact substance for regulatory use.

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?
unstated	4.8 ppb	4.8–4.8	1	1	one paper

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 1-hydroxy. 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-hydroxy in it.

arabica coffee

beverage caffeinated

344 cmpds

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