pentylamine
roasted nitrogen compoundFound in 8 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.
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- Formula
- C5H13N
- Molecular weight
- 87.16 g/mol
- PubChem CID
- 8060 — full record on PubChem
Properties
- Odor description
- ammoniacal, fishy
- Odor threshold
- 183847.76 ppb (1 source, non-SIDA)
- Volatility
- high
- CAS number
- 110-58-7
FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use
- FEMA number
- 4242
- GRAS publication
- GRAS 22
- FEMA primary name
- Pentylamine
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 | 2 | 10 |
| breakfast cereal | 0.2 | 1 |
| cheese | 0.4 | 2 |
| condiments/ relishes | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| confectionery frostings | 1 | 5 |
| fats/oils | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| fish products | 0.2 | 1 |
| frozen dairy | 0.4 | 2 |
| fruit ices | 0.4 | 2 |
| gravies | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| meat products | 0.2 | 1 |
| milk products | 0.4 | 2 |
| other grains | 0.2 | 1 |
| poultry | 0.2 | 1 |
| processed fruits | 0.4 | 2 |
| seasonings/ flavors | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| snack foods | 1 | 5 |
| soups | 0.1 | 0.5 |
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 | 1.21e+04 µg/L air | 9.21e+03–1.59e+04 | 3 | 1 | one paper |
Found in
Measured impact first, then profile shareEvery ingredient known to contain pentylamine. 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 pentylamine in it.
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