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sinapic acid

sour acid

Found in 386 ingredients across the CompKitchen flavor graph.

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2D Lewis structure of sinapic acid
2D Lewis Structure
Formula
C11H12O5
Molecular weight
224.21 g/mol
PubChem CID
10743 — full record on PubChem

Properties

Odor description
odorless
Odor threshold
100000.0 ppb
Volatility
medium
CAS number
530-59-6
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 sinapic acid. 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 sinapic acid in it.

great horned owl
meat
83 cmpds
pepper c. baccatum
vegetable
83 cmpds
kai lan
cabbage
84 cmpds
small leaf linden
plant
84 cmpds
ashgourd
gourd
85 cmpds
yellow pond lily
plant
85 cmpds
cupuaçu
fruit
86 cmpds
pepper c. chinense
vegetable
88 cmpds
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