5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-

Found in 1 ingredient. 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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Formula: —
Mass: 140.22 g/mol
CAS: 106-72-9
PubChem: —
FEMA: not listed
Threshold: 16 ppb
Class: aldehyde
Status: —

01How little it takes

in water 16
in a food 16

ppb, log scale · tick = median of published values, bar = full range, from open-access paper tables (not reviewed)

02Where it turns up

Vegetables1

of the 1 ingredient that contain it, by food group

03What it travels with

Too few ingredients to say what it travels with.

What does 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- smell like?

We hold no odour description for 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-.

Which foods contain 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-?

We list 1 ingredient 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-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- in it. ✓n = sources that recorded the link.

tomato vegetable fruit 519 cmpds

How strong is 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-?

Our working odour threshold is 16.0 ppb, from 1 source (none by SIDA, so treat it as approximate).

Thresholds in published tables

Medium	Median	Range	Values	Papers	Papers agree?
air	16 µg/L air	16–16	2	1	one paper
food matrix	16 ppb	10–16	6	6	yes
unstated	16 ppb	16–3.53e+03	6	6	yes
water	16 ppb	16–20	4	4	yes

Numbers printed in open-access papers, grouped by the medium the table states. Median and full range; “agree” means two or more papers whose middle 80% of values sit within 100×. Not reviewed.

Is 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- 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.

5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- questions

Which foods contain 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-?

We list 1 ingredient that contain 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-.

How strong is 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl-?

Our working odour threshold for 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- is 16 ppb.

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Cite this analysis

Plain text

Compound Kitchen (2026). 5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- compound data sheet. https://compkitchen.com/compound/5-heptenal%2C%202%2C6-dimethyl-. Accessed 2026-11-05.

BibTeX

@misc{compkitchen_compound_5_heptenal_2_6_dimethyl_compound_data_sheet_2026,
  title  = {5-heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- compound data sheet},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compound/5-heptenal%2C%202%2C6-dimethyl-},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.