Molecular structure
/ COMPOUND
methyl butanoate
Molecular ID 12180Formula C5H10O2MW 102.1360 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · verified against peer-reviewed literature
foulmeasuredoilymeasuredrosemeasuredapplemeasureddairymeasuredethermeasuredfattymeasuredfruitmeasuredfuselmeasuredlemonmeasuredmintymeasuredpeachmeasuredsharpmeasuredsweetmeasuredbananameasuredcreamymeasuredfruitymeasurednaturemeasured
Taste — measured
Measured taste class · verified against peer-reviewed data
sweetmeasured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR2W1_M81Volfactory (smell)agonistKd 240710 nMpeer-reviewed
hOR2W1_D296Nolfactory (smell)agonistpeer-reviewed
hOR2W1olfactory (smell)agonistpeer-reviewed
hOR5K1olfactory (smell)inactivepeer-reviewed
hOR2M3olfactory (smell)inactivepeer-reviewed
Olfr992olfactory (smell)inactivepeer-reviewed
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
Compound identity and culinary context are continuously cross-referenced across open scientific databases and maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment pipeline.
The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.
