Molecule · aldehyde
4-pentenal
Found in 2 ingredients. We hold no measured concentration for it in any of them yet, so we cannot say where it is strong enough to smell.
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01How little it takes
No published odour threshold on file for 4-pentenal.
02Where it turns up
- Fruit2
of the 2 ingredients that contain it, by food group
03What it travels with
Too few ingredients to say what it travels with.
What does 4-pentenal smell like?
We hold no odour description for 4-pentenal.
Which foods contain 4-pentenal?
We list 2 ingredients that contain it, but presence is not the same as smell. What matters is how much is there compared with how little it takes to notice it. That ratio is the odour activity value (OAV): above 1, you can smell it.
Found in
Measured foods first, then real food profiles, then thin or composite records (marked). The figure beside each is how many compounds that ingredient has in total, not the amount of 4-pentenal in it. ✓n = sources that recorded the link.
How strong is 4-pentenal?
Our working odour threshold is 10.0 ppb.
- Volatility
- high
- Retention index
- 796
Is 4-pentenal safe to eat?
4-pentenal is listed by FEMA as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as a flavoring: FEMA number 4262, published in GRAS 23. Check current FDA and EFSA guidance for your market and use level.
- FEMA number
- 4262 ✓ exact match
- Publication
- GRAS 23
- FEMA name
- 4-Pentenal
Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance; check the source publication for current ppm guidance.
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1–33.
4-pentenal questions
Which foods contain 4-pentenal?
We list 2 ingredients that contain 4-pentenal.
How strong is 4-pentenal?
Our working odour threshold for 4-pentenal is 10 ppb.
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Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). 4-pentenal compound data sheet. https://compkitchen.com/compound/4-pentenal. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compound_4_pentenal_compound_data_sheet_2026,
title = {4-pentenal compound data sheet},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compound/4-pentenal},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.