Application
3-Octen-2-ol has a green, mushroom, melon rind, and waxy aroma. Commercially available products are typically colorless liquids, insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol. Due to its mushroom, green, melon rind, earthy, and nutty flavors, it can be used to manufacture flavorings and fragrances with mushroom, watermelon, tomato, raspberry, and soybean notes.
Description
3-Octen-2-ol has a sweet, creamy, buttery, lactone, coconut, coumarin,
lavender, mushroom odor.
Chemical Properties
3-Octen-2-ol has a sweet, creamy, buttery, lactone, coconut, coumarin, lavender, mushroom odor. The CAS No.
57648552 for trans-3-octen-2-ol is recognized by FDA PAFA system; FEMA does not distinguish between isomers.
Definition
ChEBI: Trans-3-Octen-2-ol is an aliphatic alcohol.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: mushroom, green, melon rind, earthy and nutty notes.
