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ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate

fruity ester

Found in 7 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C10H12O3
Molecular weight
180.20 g/mol
PubChem CID
60979 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
anise, aniseed, balsam, fruity, tarragon
Volatility
medium
CAS number
94-30-4
Not in FEMA GRAS publications 1-33. Of 3,367 listed flavoring substances, none match this compound name. May still be food-safe under other regulatory routes (FDA 21 CFR 172, EFSA, JECFA) — check femaflavor.org for the authoritative current list.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate. 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 ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate in it.

starfruit
fruit
175 cmpds
feijoa
fruit
226 cmpds
rum
beverage alcoholic
254 cmpds
white wine
beverage alcoholic
312 cmpds
honey
plant derivative
364 cmpds
plum
fruit
385 cmpds
guava
fruit
416 cmpds
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