1-Octen-3-one has a mushroom odor.
Reported found in cooked artichoke, cider, fish, matsutake, milk, peas, soya bean, mushrooms, potatoes,
orange juice, tomato and passion fruit.
1-Octen-3-one is a volatile unsaturated ketone that has a strong mushroom-like odour. 1-Octen-3-one is also a flavour component of the Agaricus bisporus mushroom and is used in a variety of food products.
ChEBI: 1-Octen-3-one is an olefinic compound. It is functionally related to an acrylic acid.
1-Octen-3-one is also known as "mushroom alcohol". It is a C8 aliphatic volatile compound, a component of essential oils of various plants including Origanum vulgare, L. lopez-palacii, Phyllanthus emblica and Scutellaria barbata. 1-Octen-3-one is a vital food additive with a characteristic mushroom odor. Various studies also demonstrate the antimicrobial activity of this natural product.
