| FEMA | 2056 |
| CAS | 71-41-0 |
| EINECS | 200-752-1 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 88 |
| CoE Number | 514 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | fermented fusel, oily, sweet, balsamic, pungent, fermented, bready, yeasty, winey, solvent |
| Flavor | fusel fusel, fermented, bready, cereal, fruity, |
| Material Notes | Widely distributed in plant sources, e.g. peppermint oil, tomatoes, tea, potatoes. Flavouring ingredient 1-Pentanol, (or n-pentanol, pentan-1-ol), is an alcohol with five carbon atoms and the molecular formula C5H12O. 1-Pentanol is a colorless liquid with an unpleasant aroma. There are 7 other structural isomers of pentanol (see amyl alcohol). The ester formed from butanoic acid and 1-pentanol, pentyl butyrate, smells like apricot. The ester formed from acetic acid and 1-pentanol, amyl acetate (pentyl acetate), smells like banana. |