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. 2026 Aug 13;13:1927483. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1927483

TABLE 4.

Olfactory interaction classification of binary isoamyl alcohol-odorant mixtures.

No. Binary mixture combination Measured threshold (μg/L) Theoretical threshold (μg/L) Threshold ratio Interaction type
1 Isoamyl alcohol + Ethyl acetate 63973.48 18365.38 3.483 Masking effect
2 Isoamyl alcohol + Ethyl hexanoate 84139.51 43651.58 1.928 Masking effect
3 Isoamyl alcohol + Ethyl isovalerate 77983.01 49856.57 1.564 Masking effect
4 Isoamyl alcohol + Ethyl octanoate 54701.60 50118.72 1.091 Masking effect
5 Isoamyl alcohol + Ethyl nonanoate 26001.60 29716.66 0.875 Additive effect
6 Isoamyl alcohol + Ethyl laurate 76736.15 36307.81 2.113 Masking effect
7 Isoamyl alcohol + Butanol 10115.80 31988.95 0.316 Synergistic effect
8 Isoamyl alcohol + Hexanol 10592.53 31550.05 0.336 Synergistic effect
9 Isoamyl alcohol + Octanol 23227.38 28707.81 0.809 Additive effect
10 Isoamyl alcohol + Decanol 16982.44 30549.21 0.556 Additive effect
11 Isoamyl alcohol + Linalool 15170.50 21827.30 0.695 Additive effect
12 Isoamyl alcohol + Geraniol 37153.52 35481.34 1.047 Masking effect
13 Isoamyl alcohol + D-Limonene 5223.96 27989.81 0.187 Synergistic effect
14 Isoamyl alcohol + α-Terpineol 27039.58 36475.39 0.741 Additive effect
15 Isoamyl alcohol + Furfural 17988.71 23988.33 0.750 Additive effect
16 Isoamyl alcohol + 4-Ethylphenol 53703.18 26302.68 2.042 Masking effect
17 Isoamyl alcohol + Styrene 8184.65 20323.57 0.403 Synergistic effect
18 Isoamyl alcohol + 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone 33884.42 36897.76 0.918 Additive effect