Ethyl valerate has a fruity odor suggestive of apple
Reported found in apples, bananas, guava, strawberry, cheeses, rum, whiskey, cider, sherry, grape wines,
cocoa, coffee, honey and passion fruit, apricot, guava fruit and pineapple.
Intermediate in perfumery.
Ethyl valerate has wide applications in the areas of food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries.
ChEBI: Ethyl pentanoate is a fatty acid ester.
By refluxing valeric acid and ethyl alcohol in the presence of concentrated H2SO4.
Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: fruity, strawberry, sweet, estry, fruity, pineapple, and tropical fruit.
Ethyl valerate is also known as the green apple flavor. Microwave spectrum of ethyl valerate, observed by molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy, has been reported.