Reported present in apple, bilberry, cranberry, guava, orange, grape, melon, peas, strawberry jam, potato,
roasted turkey and chicken, cognac, rum, tea, cloudberry, mushroom, kelp, malt, dried bonito and endive.
ChEBI: (E)-oct-2-en-1-ol is a medium-chain primary fatty alcohol that is (E)-2-octene substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a fragrance. It is an alkenyl alcohol, a medium-chain primary fatty alcohol and a primary allylic alcohol.
Detection: 40 to 840 ppb; recognition: 100 ppb. Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: oily, slightly nutty, fatty
waxy, stale creamy, chicken fatty with an old cucumber green nuance.
Taste characteristics at 1 to 5 ppm: green, slightly oxidized, oily and nutty, chicken fatty, goaty and creamy
on dry out with a cucumber rind nuance.
