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SHEET /m/ethyl-maltol · PubChem CID 21059 · CAS 4940-11-8 · REV 2026.07

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Ethyl maltol

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C7H8O3 · 140.14 g/mol

Ethyl Hydroxypyrone · Maltol-ethyl · Veltol plus

What is Ethyl maltol?

A sweeter, more intense cousin of the bread-crust molecule, used to give foods a cotton-candy warmth. from source

Chemical familyPhenols
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESCCC1=C(C(=O)C=CO1)O

Toxicity & hazards

WarningIrritantH302from source

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PubChem CID
21059
Wikidata
Q930843
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