Aroma compound
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An aroma compound, also known as odorant, aroma, fragrance, flavor, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor. A chemical compound has a smell or odor when two conditions are met: the compounds needs to be volatile, so it can be transported to the olfactory system in the upper part of the nose, and it needs to be in a sufficiently high concentration to be able to interact with one or more of the olfactory receptors.
Aroma compounds can be found in food, spices, perfumes, fragrance oils, and essential oils. Odorants are also added to a dangerous odorless substance like gas as a warning.
- 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole (cork taint)
- Anethole (liquorice, anise seed, ouzo, fennel)
- Anisole (anise seed)
- Benzaldehyde (marzipan, almond)
- Benzyl alcohol (marzipan, almond)
- Cadaverine (rotting flesh)
- Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon)
- cis-3-hexen-1-ol (fresh cut grass)
- cis-3-hexenal (fresh cut grass)
- Citral (Citronella oil, lemon oil)
- Ethyl butanoate (pineapple)
- Ethyl mercaptan (natural gas)
- Eugenol (clove oil)
- Furaneol (strawberry)
- Furfural (caramel)
- Indole (flowery, feces)
- Linalool (coriander, rose wood)
- Menthol (peppermint)
- Methyl butanoate (apple, pineapple)
- Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen)
- Neral (orange flowers)
- Nerolin (orange flowers)
- Pentyl butanoate (pear, apricot)
- Pentyl pentanoate (apple, pineapple)
- Putrescine (rotting flesh)
- Pyridine (very unpleasant)
- Sotolon (maple syrup, curry, fennugreek)
- Strawberry ketone (strawberry)
- Substituted pyrazines:
2-ethoxy-3-isopropylpyrazine, 2-methoxy-3-sec-butylpyrazine, 2-methoxy-3-methylpyrazine (toasted seeds of fenugreek, cumin, and coriander) - Thujone (juniper, common sage, Nootka cypress, and wormwood)
- Thymol (camphor-like)
- Trimethylamine (fish)
- Vanillin (vanilla)
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See also
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External links
- Leffingwell (http://www.leffingwell.com/), commercial odorant information resource.
- The Good Scents Company (http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1008441.html), commercial odorant information resource.
