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1-octen-3-one

Named in 2 VERIFIED claims about 2 Atlas entries: Mushroom, Cheese.

Where the evidence names it

Mushroom

Key odorant · the claim says “the main aroma component of the cooked mushroom”

Odour activity values and omission tests identified seven key aroma compounds of button mushroom, with 1-octen-3-one the main aroma component of the cooked mushroom.

Scope: Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) cooked several ways; other species and preparations differ. CLM-MUSHROOM-001 ↗

Cheese

Linked to the odour · the claim says “potent odorants”

Aroma extract dilution analysis identified 39 potent odorants in Cheddar cheese; compounds such as acetic and butanoic acids, dimethyl trisulfide, methional and 1-octen-3-one differed most between cheeses ripened for different times.

Scope: Cheddar ripened for 6 to 14 months; cheese aroma varies widely between cheese types. CLM-CHEDDAR-001 ↗

Identifiers

PubChem
CID 61346 (1-Octen-3-one)
Formula
C8H14O
InChIKey
KLTVSWGXIAYTHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikidata
Q5074300
ChEBI
CHEBI:88900

Checked against PubChem and Wikidata on 2026-10-02 (identifier check run 37063263965). Every name SmellBook uses must resolve to the same single PubChem compound.

WHAT THIS MEANS

SmellBook lists a molecule only where a VERIFIED claim names it, in the role and scope that claim states. A molecule reported in a smell's evidence is not the whole smell: most smells come from many compounds together, and the studies measured particular samples, such as one cultivar, an essential oil or a cooked product.

Permanent identifier smellbook:molecule:1-octen-3-one · Graph record (JSON)

Cite as SmellBook. (2026). 1-octen-3-one (molecule). SmellBook knowledge graph, Strategy Phase 369. smellbook:molecule:1-octen-3-one. https://smellbook.com/molecules/1-octen-3-one

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since Strategy Phase 369.