An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance, or flavor, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor. Aroma compounds can be found in food, wine, spices, floral scent, perfumes, fragrance oils, and essential oils.
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Fragrance |
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Esters |
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Geranyl acetate |
Fruity, |
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Floral |
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Methyl formate |
Ethereal |
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Methyl acetate |
Sweet, nail polish |
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Solvent |
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Methyl propionate |
Sweet, fruity, rum-like |
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Methyl propanoate |
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Methyl butyrate |
Fruity |
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Methyl butanoate |
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Ethyl acetate |
Sweet, solvent |
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Ethyl butyrate |
Fruity |
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Ethyl butanoate |
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Isoamyl acetate |
Fruity, Banana |
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Pear |
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Pentyl butyrate |
Fruity |
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Pentyl butanoate |
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Pentyl pentanoate |
Fruity |
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Octyl acetate |
Fruity |
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Benzyl acetate |
Fruity, Strawberry |
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Methyl anthranilate |
Fruity |
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Hexyl acetate |
Floral, Fruity |
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Linear terpenes |
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Myrcene |
Woody, complex |
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Geraniol |
Rose, flowery |
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Nerol |
Sweet rose, flowery |
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Citral, lemonal |
Lemon |
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Geranial, neral |
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Citronellal |
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Citronellol |
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Linalool |
Floral, sweet |
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Woody |
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Nerolidol |
Woody, fresh bark |
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Ocimene |
Fruity, Floral |
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Cyclic terpenes |
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Limonene |
Orange |
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Camphor |
Camphor |
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Menthol |
Menthol |
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Carvone1 |
Caraway or Spearmint |
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Terpineol |
Lilac |
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alpha-Ionone |
Violet, woody |
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Thujone |
Minty |
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Eucalyptol |
Eucalyptus |
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Jasmone |
spicy, fruity, floral in dilution |
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Aromatic |
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Benzaldehyde |
Almond |
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Eugenol |
Clove |
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Cinnamaldehyde |
Cinnamon |
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Ethyl maltol |
Cooked fruit |
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Caramelized sugar |
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Vanillin |
Vanilla |
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Anisole |
Anise |
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Anethole |
Anise |
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Estragole |
Tarragon |
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Thymol |
Thyme |
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Amines |
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Trimethylamine |
Fishy |
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Ammonia |
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Putrescine |
Rotting flesh |
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Diaminobutane |
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Cadaverine |
Rotting flesh |
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Pyridine |
Fishy |
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Indole |
Fecal |
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Flowery |
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Skatole |
Fecal |
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Alcohols |
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Furaneol |
Strawberry |
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1-Hexanol |
Herbaceous, woody |
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cis-3-Hexen-1-ol |
Fresh cut grass |
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Menthol |
Peppermint |
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Aldehydes |
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Acetaldehyde |
Ethereal |
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Hexanal |
green, grassy |
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cis-3-Hexenal |
green tomatoes |
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Furfural |
burnt oats |
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Isovaleraldehyde |
Nutty, fruity, cocoa-like |
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Anisic aldehyde |
Floral, sweet, hawthorn. |
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Cuminaldehyde |
Spicy, cumin-like, green |
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Esters |
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Fructone |
fruity, apple-like |
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Ethyl methyl phenyl glycidate |
Strawberry |
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alpha-Methyl benzyl acetate |
Gardenia |
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Ketones |
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Cyclopentadecanone |
musk-ketone |
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Dihydro jasmone |
fruity woody floral |
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Oct-1-en-3-one |
blood, metallic, mushroom-like |
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2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline |
fresh bread, jasmine rice |
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6-Acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine |
fresh bread, tortillas, popcorn |
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Lactones |
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gamma-Decalactone |
Intense peach flavor |
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gamma-Nonalactone |
Coconut odor, popular in |
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delta-Octalactone |
Creamy |
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Jasmine lactone |
Powerful fatty-fruity peach and apricot |
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Massoia lactone |
Powerful creamy coconut |
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Wine lactone |
Sweet coconut odor |
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Sotolon |
maple syrup, curry, fenugreek |
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Thiols |
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Allyl thiol |
Garlic volatiles and garlic breath |
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Grapefruit mercaptan |
Grapefruit |
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Methanethiol, commonly |
After eating Asparagus |
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Furan-2-ylmethanethiol, also called furfuryl |
Roasted coffee |
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Benzyl mercaptan |
Leek or garlic-like |
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Miscellaneous |
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Methylphosphine and dimethylphosphine |
Garlic-metallic |
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Phosphine |
Zinc phosphide poisoned bait |
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Diacetyl |
Butter flavor |
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Acetoin |
Butter flavor |
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Nerolin |
Orange flowers |
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Tetrahydrothiophene |
Added to natural gas |
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2,4,6-Trichloroanisole |
Cork taint |
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