PubChem CID · CC0
/ COMPOUND
butyl butanoate
PubChem CID 7983Formula C8H16O2MW 144.2160 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
pearmeasuredripemeasuredapplemeasuredfreshmeasuredgreenmeasuredsweetmeasuredbananameasuredcherrymeasuredfloralmeasuredfruitymeasuredpineapplemeasuredjuicy fruitmeasuredodor_activemeasuredfruit ripe fruitmeasuredfruit tropical fruitmeasured
Taste — measured
Measured taste class · sourced from taste-chemistry databases
sweetmeasured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR52D1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
Olfr690olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Olfr672olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Olfr545olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Olfr16olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Olfr547olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
productRHEA:RHEA:65400 →
butan-1-ol + butanoyl-CoA = butyl butanoate + CoA
Foods containing this compound
Apple
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Blue Cheese
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Apple, raw, without skin, sliced, cooked, microwaved
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Apple, canned, sweetened, sliced, heated
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Apple, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, uncooked
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Apple, dehydrated (low moisture), sulphured, cooked
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Apple, dried, sulphured, uncooked
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Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 7983, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 7983
