Characteristic fruity (apple-raspberry) odor and corresponding sweet taste.
Reported found in fresh apple, bananas, blackberry, plum, whiskey, malt and Bourbon vanilla.
Butyl valerate USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.
By esterification of the acid with n-butyl alcohol in the presence of concentrated H2SO2 at the boil.
ChEBI: Butyl pentanoate is a fatty acid ester.
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: sweet, pineapple, fruity, banana, ripe and tutti-frutti.