Methyl heptanoate has a strong, almost fruity, orris-like odor with
a currant-like flavor. Methyl heptanoate may be prepared by treating heptanoic acid with methyl alcohol in the presence of HCL or H2SO4.
Methyl heptanoate has a strong, almost fruity, orris-like odor and currant-like flavor.
Reported found in cranberry, papaya, pineapple, blackberry, strawberry, peas, pepper, Parmesan cheese, hop
oil, white wine, olive, starfruit, malt, Bourbon vanilla, mountain papaya, endive, nectarine, lanb’s lettuce, mussel, spineless monkey
orange and rooibus tea (Aspalathus linearis)
Methyl heptanoate may be used as an external standard for the extraction and quantification of aroma compounds in stratch matrices using gas chromatography technique.
Heptanoic Acid Methyl Ester is an aroma and flavor constituent in MD2 pineapple variety (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr.)
By treating heptanoic acid with methyl alcohol in the presence of HCl or H2SO4
ChEBI: Methyl heptanoate is a fatty acid ester.
Taste characteristics at 35 ppm: sweet fruity and green
Methyl heptanoate has been identified in pineapple, Hardy kiwifruit and salak fruit.
