6-methyl-2-heptanone

fruity ketone

Found in 9 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C8H16O
Molecular weight: 128.21 g/mol
PubChem CID: 13572 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor threshold: 13.94 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
Volatility: high
CAS number: 928-68-7
Retention index: 1068

Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number: 4784
GRAS publication: GRAS 27
CAS number: 57548-36-4
FEMA primary name: (±)-4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-heptanone

Reported use levels (ppm by food category)

Typical vs maximum reported addition levels in finished food. Use as a regulatory ceiling reference — verify against the current GRAS publication for your product category.

Food category	Typical (ppm)	Maximum (ppm)
baked goods	50	100
beverages, alcoholic	30	80
beverages, non-alcoholic	30	80
breakfast cereals	40	100
chewing gum	60	100
frozen dairy	50	100
gelatins and puddings	40	100
hard candy	50	100
instant coffee and tea	50	100
milk products	40	80
seasonings and flavors	50	100
soft candy	50	100
sweet sauces	50	100

Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

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?
air	16.05 µg/L air	10–16.1	4	2	yes
food matrix	8.1 ppb	8.1–8.1	2	2	yes
unstated	8.1 ppb	0.0003–50	6	6	no (4.4 decades)
water	8 ppb	8–8	1	1	one paper

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain 6-methyl-2-heptanone. 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 6-methyl-2-heptanone in it.

✓1 38 cmpds

✓1 173 cmpds

✓1 182 cmpds

265 cmpds