5,7-dimethoxycoumarin

What does 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin smell like?

We hold no odour description for 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin.

Which foods contain 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin?

We list 4 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 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin in it. ✓n = sources that recorded the link.

• bergamot fruit citrus ✓1 66 cmpds
• lime fruit citrus ✓2 301 cmpds
• cherry berry 346 cmpds
• lemon fruit citrus ✓2 365 cmpds

How strong is 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin?

We hold no published odour threshold for 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin, so we cannot say how little of it you could smell.

Volatility

medium

Retention index

1934

Is 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin safe to eat?

Not in FEMA GRAS publications 1–33. Of 3,367 listed flavoring substances, none match this compound or its other names. It may still be food-safe under other regulatory routes (FDA 21 CFR 172, EFSA, JECFA); check femaflavor.org for the authoritative current list.

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