3-methyltridecane

woody hydrocarbon

Found in 1 ingredient across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C14H30
Molecular weight: 198.39 g/mol
PubChem CID: 110848 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Volatility: low
CAS number: 6418-41-3
Retention index: 1369

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?
unstated	42 ppb	42–42	1	1	one paper
water	42 ppb	42–42	1	1	one paper

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 3-methyltridecane. 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 3-methyltridecane in it.

walnut

nut

325 cmpds

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