/ COMPOUND
Heptyl acetate
PubChem CID 8159Formula C9H18O2MW 158.2460 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
waxmeasuredoilymeasuredpearmeasuredripemeasuredwaxymeasuredfattymeasuredfreshmeasuredgreenmeasuredleafymeasuredlemonmeasuredrummymeasuredsweetmeasuredwineymeasuredwoodymeasuredcitrusmeasuredearthymeasuredfloralmeasuredfruitymeasured
Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
fruityfreshgreen
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR2J3_I228V_M261Iolfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR9A4olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR10G4_A9V_M134V_V195E_R235G_K295Qolfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR10G7olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR1M1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR52E5_P234Lolfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
Foods containing this compound
Apple
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Apricot
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Beer
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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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Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 8159, 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 8159
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