Chemical Properties
Colorless liquid; green strong aroma at high concentration, but fatty, buttery aroma at low dilution.
Occurrence
Reported found in banana, beer, patchouli oil, China (0.01%), green pepper and red pepper
Uses
1-Hepten-3-ol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in meat products, packaged vegetables, food products, wine, and fruit samples by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.
Aroma threshold values
High strength odor, green type; recommend smelling in a 1.00% solution or less.
Taste threshold values
Sweet, green, plastic, metallic, weedy taste at 1 ppm in water.
General Description
1-Hepten-3-ol, an allylic alcohol, belongs to the class of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is commonly detected as a constituent of
Hyacinthus orientalis L. flowers.
