Chemical Properties
Light yellow liquid
Occurrence
Reported found in beer, coffee, corn, roasted peanuts, cooked beef and pork, malt whiskey, grape wines, tea,
strawberry and bilberry wine, butter and malt
Uses
2-Methyltetrahydrothiophen-3-one is a dually substituted thiophene with butter and balsamic organoleptic qualities.
Definition
ChEBI: 2-methylthiolan-3-one is a member of the class of tetrahydrothiophenes that is thiolane substituted by a methyl group at position 2 and an oxo group at position 3 respectively. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a metabolite. It is a member of tetrahydrothiophenes and a cyclic ketone. It derives from a hydride of a tetrahydrothiophene.
Aroma threshold values
Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: pungent, alliaceous, coffee with a gasoline nuance
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: horseradish and onion with a slight bite and a milky nuance
