isopentyl benzoate

fruity ester

Found in 9 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis Structure

Formula: C12H16O2
Molecular weight: 192.25 g/mol
PubChem CID: 7193 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description: balsamic, green, sweet, waxy
Odor threshold: 250.0 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
Volatility: medium
CAS number: 94-46-2

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.

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?
unstated	6.651 ppb	4.57–7.74	4	1	one paper

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain isopentyl benzoate. 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 isopentyl benzoate in it.

13 cmpds

119 cmpds

142 cmpds

146 cmpds