Editing Valeric acid (section)

==Uses==
Valeric acid occurs naturally in some foods but is also used as a food additive.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1080/10408398609527435 |title=Meat flavor volatiles: A review of the composition, techniques of analysis, and sensory evaluation |year=1986 |last1=Shahidi |first1=Fereidoon |last2=Rubin |first2=Leon J. |last3=d'Souza |first3=Lorraine A. |last4=Teranishi |first4=Roy |last5=Buttery |first5=Ron G. |journal=CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=141–243 |pmid=3527563 }}</ref> Its safety in this application was reviewed by an [[FAO]] and [[WHO]] panel, who concluded that there were no safety concerns at the likely levels of intake.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v040je10.htm |title=Safety evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants |author=FAO/WHO Expert Committee on food additives |date=1998 |access-date=2020-09-30}}</ref> The compound is used for the preparation of derivatives, notably its volatile [[esters]] which, unlike the parent acid, have pleasant odors and fruity flavors and hence find applications in perfumes, cosmetics and  foodstuffs.<ref name=Ullmann>{{Ullmann|first1=Wilhelm|last1=Riemenschneider|title=Carboxylic Acids, Aliphatic|year=2002|doi=10.1002/14356007.a05_235}}</ref> Typical examples are the [[methyl valerate]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1008901.html |title=Methyl valerate |website=The Good Scents Company |access-date=2020-09-30 }}</ref> [[ethyl valerate]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1000701.html |title=Ethyl valerate |website=The Good Scents Company |access-date=2020-09-30 }}</ref> and [[pentyl valerate]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1005951.html |title=Amyl valerate |website=The Good Scents Company |access-date=2020-09-30 }}</ref>