2-propenoic acid ethyl ester

fruity ester

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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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?
air	1.603 µg/L air	0.0066–3.2	2	1	one paper
ethanol solution	0.2 ppb	0.2–0.2	1	1	one paper
unstated	12.35 ppb	0.1–18	4	4	no (2.3 decades)

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 2-propenoic acid ethyl ester. 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 2-propenoic acid ethyl ester in it.

soft drink

beverage

62 cmpds

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