1. Used in organic synthesis, solvent and perfume. Butyl butyrate is used as solvent for nitrocellulose, shellac, coumarone resin and paint solvent. It is mainly used for flavoring apple and pineapple.
2. it is used to modulate banana flavor, pineapple, apple and other fruiting flavors and whisky flavors. It can also be used for flavoring cream flavors. In general, the amount used in chewing gum is 150-1500 mg / kg; in candy, 24 mg / kg; in cold drinks, 22 mg / kg; in baked food, 22 mg / kg; in beverages, 8.6 mg / kg.
3. a small quantity is used in fruit flavor daily flavors. It is widely used in pineapple, pears, peaches, apples and other food flavors, whisky flavors and tobacco flavors. The dosage in candy was 24 × 10-6 and that in gum was (150-1500) × 10-6.
4. used as spices for the preparation of food, tobacco, soap flavors, blending apples, pineapple and other scents. It can also be used as solvent for spray paint resin and nitrocellulose.
5. It can be used as a standard material for solvent, chromatographic analysis and organic synthesis.