Colorless liquid; green strong aroma at high concentration, but fatty, buttery aroma at low dilution.
Reported found in banana, beer, patchouli oil, China (0.01%), green pepper and red pepper
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.
High strength odor, green type; recommend smelling in a 1.00% solution or less.
Sweet, green, plastic, metallic, weedy taste at 1 ppm in water.
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.
