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pinocarvyl acetate

fruity ester

Found in 3 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of pinocarvyl acetate
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C12H18O2
Molecular weight
194.27 g/mol
PubChem CID
102553 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Volatility
medium
CAS number
1078-95-1
Retention index
1298
Regulatory · United States

FEMA GRAS — Generally Recognized As Safe for flavoring use

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FEMA number
4807
GRAS publication
GRAS 27
CAS number
1078-95-1
FEMA primary name
Pinocarvyl acetate

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)
beverages, alcoholic 0.5 7.5
beverages, non-alcoholic 0.1 5
beverages, nonalcoholic 0.1 5
chewing gum 0.5 7.5
confections and frostings 0.5 7.5
frozen dairy 0.1 5
hard candy 0.5 7.5
imitation dairy 0.1 5
milk products 0.1 5
soft candy 0.5 7.5
Source: FEMA GRAS publications 1-33.

Found in

Measured impact first, then profile share

Every ingredient known to contain pinocarvyl acetate. 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 pinocarvyl acetate in it.

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