Molecule · acid
6-decenoic acid
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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01How little it takes
No published odour threshold on file for 6-decenoic acid.
02Where it turns up
- Fruit1
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 6-decenoic acid smell like?
We hold no odour description for 6-decenoic acid.
Which foods contain 6-decenoic acid?
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 6-decenoic acid in it. ✓n = sources that recorded the link.
How strong is 6-decenoic acid?
Our working odour threshold is 170.0 ppb.
Thresholds in published tables
| Medium | Median | Range | Values | Papers | Papers agree? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unstated | 170 ppb | 170–170 | 1 | 1 | one paper |
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 6-decenoic acid safe to eat?
A substance matching this name is listed by FEMA as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as a flavoring: FEMA number 3742, published in GRAS 14. Check current FDA and EFSA guidance for your market and use level.
- FEMA number
- 3742 ? partial match
- Publication
- GRAS 14
- FEMA name
- 5-and 6-DECENOIC ACID
Use-level matrix not extracted for this substance; check the source publication for current ppm guidance.
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1–33.
6-decenoic acid questions
Which foods contain 6-decenoic acid?
We list 1 ingredient that contain 6-decenoic acid.
How strong is 6-decenoic acid?
Our working odour threshold for 6-decenoic acid is 170 ppb.
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Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). 6-decenoic acid compound data sheet. https://compkitchen.com/compound/6-decenoic%20acid. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compound_6_decenoic_acid_compound_data_sheet_2026,
title = {6-decenoic acid compound data sheet},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compound/6-decenoic%20acid},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.