PubChem CID · CC0
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3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone
PubChem CID 8369Formula C6H6O3MW 126.1160 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
bakedmeasuredberrymeasuredburntmeasuredcandymeasuredjammymeasuredlemonmeasuredmintymeasuredsugarmeasuredsweetmeasuredbakerymeasuredbreadymeasuredcottonmeasuredfruitymeasurednaturemeasuredcaramelmeasuredpopcornmeasuredfragrantmeasuredgourmandmeasured
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
hOR1G1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR5M3olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
hOR8D1olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
hOR5K1olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
hOR2M3olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
hOR52D1olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR
Foods containing this compound
Beer
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Bell Pepper
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Clam
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Milk, fluid, whole, pasteurized, homogenized, 3.25% M.F.
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Milk, fluid, skim
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Milk, fluid, buttermilk, cultured, 1% M.F.
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Milk, evaporated, whole, canned, undiluted, 7.8% M.F.
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Milk, dry whole
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Milk, condensed, sweetened, canned
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Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 8369, 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 8369
