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. 2023 Sep 4;12(17):3325. doi: 10.3390/foods12173325
# Volatile Compound Name (Tier 4) IUPAC Name Compound Category CAS Odour Type Odour Descriptor Tier1 Tier2 Tier3 Tier1 Tier2 Tier3 Author
1 (-)-Cubenol (1S,4R,4aR,8aR)-4,7-dimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-4a-ol Alcohols 21284-22-0 Spicy Spicy, herbal, tea, green tea Spices Clove Vegetal Green tea [116]
2 (±)-Menthone 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-one Ketones 89-80-5 Minty Minty Vegetal Mint [116]
3 (E)-2-Nonenal (E)-non-2-enal Aldehydes 18829-56-6 Fatty Fatty, green, cucumber, aldehydic, citrus Oily Peanut Fruity Citric Lemon [10]
4 (E)-3-Hexen-1-ol (E)-3-hexen-1-ol Alcohols 928-97-2 Green Green, cortex, privet, leafy, floral, petal, oily, earthy Vegetal Herbal Floral Roses [48]
5 (E)-a-Bergamotene (1S,5S,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-6-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene Terpene 13474-59-4 Woody Woody, warm, tea Woody Resin [116]
6 (E)-b-Farnesene (6E)-7,11-dimethyl-3-methylidenedodeca-1,6,10-triene Terpene 18794-84-8 Woody Woody, citrus, herbal, sweet Woody Resin Fruity Citric Orange [78]
7 (E)-Ethyl dec-4-enoate (E)-Ethyl dec-4-enoate Esters 76649-16-6 Green Green, fruity, waxy, cognac Vegetal Herbal [94]
8 (E)-Geranyl acetone (5E)-6,10-dimethylundeca-5,9-dien-2-one Ketones 3796-70-1 Floral Fresh, green, fruity, waxy, roses, woody, magnolia, tropical, pear, guava. Floral Roses Sweet Honey [116]
9 (E,E)-Farnesol (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol Alcohols 106-28-5 Floral Floral, sweet, lily, waxy Floral Roses Fruity Citric Orange [48,116]
10 (Z)-Nerolidol (6Z)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol Alcohols 3790-78-1 Waxy Waxy, floral Oily Butter [116]
11 10-Undecen-1-ol 10-undecen-1-ol Alcohols 112-43-6 Citrus Fresh, floral, waxy, ozone, clean, citrus Fruity Citric Lemon [94,115]
12 1-Dodecanol 1-Dodecanol Alcohols 112-53-8 Waxy Earthy, soapy, waxy, fatty, honey, coconut Oily Butter [48]
13 2,3-Butane diol 2,3-butanediol Diol 513-85-9 Creamy Fruity, creamy, buttery Oily Butter Sweet Honey [134]
14 2,4-Nonadienal Nona-2,4-dienal Aldehydes 6750-03-4 Green Fatty, green, cucumber, fruit, tropical fruit Vegetal Herbal Fruity Tropical Pear [10]
15 2,5-Diethyl tetrahydrofuran 2,5-diethyloxolane Ether 41239-48-9 Herbal Sweet, herbal, caramellike Vegetal Herbal Sweet Caramel [116]
16 2-Butanol Butan-2-ol Alcohols 78-92-2 Fruity Sweet, apricot Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [134]
17 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol 2-ethylhexan-1-ol Alcohols 104-76-7 Citrus Citrus, fresh, floral, oily, sweet Fruity Citric Lemon Sweet Honey [48]
18 2-Heptanol Heptan-2-ol Alcohols 543-49-7 Citrus Fresh, lemongrass, herbal, sweet, floral, fruity, green Fruity Citric Lemon Vegetal Herbal [94,115,116,134]
19 2-Methoxy-4-vinyl phenol 4-ethenyl-2-methoxyphenol Phenol 7786-61-0 Spicy Spicy, clove, carnation, phenolic, peppery, smoky, woody, powdery Spices Clove [10,134]
20 2-Methyl butyl acetate 2-Methylbutyl acetate Esters 624-41-9 Fruity Fruit, overripe, sweet, banana, ripe, tropical fruit Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [94,115]
21 2-Methyl-1-butanol 2-methylbutan-1-ol Alcohols 137-32-6 Ethereal Ethereal, fusel, alcoholic, fatty, greasy, winey, whiskey, leathery, cocoa, Fish oil, green, malt, onion, wine Palate Sensations Alcoholic Woody Leather [38,94,115,116]
22 2-Nonanol Nonan-2-ol Alcohols 628-99-9 Waxy Waxy, green, creamy, citrus, orange, cheesy, fruity Oily Butter [94,115]
23 2-Nonanone Nonan-2-one Ketones 821-55-6 Fruity Fresh, sweet, green, weedy, earthy, herbal, fruity, waxy, soapy, cheesy, coconut Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [48]
24 2-Octanol Octan-2-ol Alcohols 123-96-6 Spicy Fresh, spicy, green, woody, herbal, earthy Spices Clove Vegetal Herbal [94,115]
25 2-Undecanol Undecan-2-ol Alcohols 1653-30-1 Waxy Fresh, waxy, cloth, laundered cloth, sarsaparilla Oily Butter [94,115]
26 2-Undecanone Undecan-2-one Ketones 112-12-9 Fruity Waxy, fruity, creamy, fatty, orris, floral, ketonic, pineapple Sweet Honey Floral Roses [94,115]
27 3-Methyl-1-pentanol 3-methylpentan-1-ol Alcohols 589-35-5 Fermented Fusel, cognac, winey, cocoa, green, fruity, pungent Palate Sensations Alcoholic Vegetal Herbal [48,134]
28 4-Ethyl guaiacol 4-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol Phenol 2785-89-9 Spicy Spicy, smoky, bacon, phenolic, clove, medicinal, woody, sweet, vanilla Spices Clove Woody Vanilla [10,94,115]
29 4-Ethyl phenol p-Ethylphenol Phenol 123-07-9 Smoky Phenolic, castoreum, smoky, guaiacol Woody Smoked Chemical Off flavours Smoky [48]
30 4-Methyl guaiacol 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol Phenolic Compounds 93-51-6 Spicy Vanilla, clove, spicy, phenolic, medicinal, leathery, woody, smoky, burnt, candy, Spices Clove Woody Leather [2]
31 5-Hydroxymethyl furfural 5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde Aldehydes 67-47-0 Fatty Fatty, buttery, musty, waxy, caramellike Oily Butter Sweet Caramel [42]
32 5-Methyl hexanoic acid 5-methylhexanoic acid Acid 628-46-6 Fatty Fatty, cheesy, oily, fruity Oily Peanut Sweet Honey [116]
33 Acetal 1,1-Diethoxyethane Ether 105-57-7 Ethereal Green, nutty, earthy, sweet, vegetable, Ethereal Spices Anise Sweet Honey [94,115,116]
34 Acetaldehyde Acetaldehyde Aldehydes 75-07-0 Ethereal Pungent, ethereal, aldehydic, fruity, musty, green apple Palate Sensations Alcoholic Sweet Honey [14,42,48,134]
35 Acetic acid Acetic acid Acid 64-19-7 Acidic Sharp, pungent, sour, vinegar Chemical Aggressive Acetic [14,38,42,48,78,134]
36 Acetone Propan-2-one Ketones 67-64-1 Solvent Solvent, ethereal, apple, pear Chemical Aggressive Solvent Fruity Tropical Pear [134]
37 Acetophenone 1-phenylethanone Ketones 98-86-2 Floral Sweet, pungent, hawthorn, mimosa, almond, acacia, chemical, cherry, marzipan, coumarin, almond, nutty, heliotrope, vanilla Floral Roses Sweet Molasses [42]
38 Acrolein Acrolein Aldehydes 107-02-8 Fruity Almond, cherry Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [134]
39 a-Farnesene (3E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene Terpene 502-61-4 Woody Citrus, herbal, lavender, bergamot, myrrh, neroli, green, woody, vegetable, floral Woody Resin Fruity Citric Lemon [116]
40 Amyl alcohol Pentan-1-ol Alcohols 71-41-0 Fermented Fusel, oily, sweet, balsamic, pungent, fermented, bready, yeasty, fusel, winey, solvent Palate Sensations Alcoholic Chemical Aggressive Solvent [14,38]
41 Anisole Anisole Ether 100-66-3 Phenolic Phenolic, gasoline, ethereal, anise Chemical Aggressive Medicinal [94,115]
42 a-Terpeniol 2-(4-methyl-1-cyclohex-3-enyl)propan-2-ol Alcohols 98-55-5 Terpene Pine, terpene, lilac, citrus, woody, floral, resinous, cooling, lemon, lime Woody Resin Floral Roses [48]
43 b-Damascenone (E)-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexa-1,3-dienyl)but-2-en-1-one Ketones 23696-85-7 Floral Natural, sweet, fruity, roses, plum, grape, raspberry, sugar, woody, earthy, green, floral, apple Floral Roses Sweet Honey [94,115]
44 b-Damascone (E)-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one Ketones 35044-68-9 Fruity Floral, black currant, plum, roses, honey, tobacco Sweet Honey Floral Roses [116]
45 Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde Aldehydes 100-52-7 Fruity Sharp, sweet, bitter, almond, cherry, fruity, powdery, nutty, maraschino cherry Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [42,48,134]
46 Benzoic acid Benzoic acid Acid 65-85-0 Balsamic Balsamic, urine Vegetal Balsamic [38]
47 Bisabolene 1-methyl-4-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-ylidene)cyclohexene Terpene 495-62-5 Fruity Balsamic, citrus, myrrh, spicy, woody, fruity, tropical, terpene, green, banana Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Orange [116]
48 Butyl alcohol Butan-1-ol Alcohols 71-36-3 Fermented Fusel, oily, sweet, balsamic, whiskey, Malty, solvent-like Palate Sensations Alcoholic Oily Butter [42,48,134]
49 Butyl butyrate Butyl butanoate Esters 109-21-7 Fruity Fruity, banana, pineapple, green, cherry, tropical fruit, ripe, sweet Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [134]
50 Butyric acid Butanoic acid Acid 107-92-6 Cheesy Sharp, acetic, cheesy, buttery, fruity, dairy Oily Butter Sweet Honey [38,48]
51 Caryophyllene (4Z)-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylenebicyclo(7.2.0)undec-4-ene Sesquiterpene 13877-93-5 Spicy Sweet, woody, spicy, clove, dry, terpene Spices Clove Sweet Honey [116]
52 Cis-oak lactone (4R,5R)-5-butyl-4-methyloxolan-2-one Lactones 55013-32-6 Spicy Coconut, flowery, woody, sweet, spicy, coconut, vanilla Woody Vanilla Woody Resin [2]
53 D-Dihydrogeraniol (3R)-3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol Alcohols 1117-61-9 Floral Citronella, roses, leafy, oily, petal Floral Roses Fruity Citric Orange [48,78,94,115]
54 Decanal Decanal Aldehydes 112-31-2 Aldehydic Sweet, aldehydic, waxy, orange, peel citrus, floral Fruity Citric Orange Fruity Red fruits Strawberry [116]
55 Decanoic acid Decanoic acid Acid 334-48-5 Fatty Rancid, sour, fatty, citrus Oily Peanut Fruity Citric Orange [38,48,78,134]
56 Decanol Decan-1-ol Alcohols 112-30-1 Fatty Fatty, waxy, floral, orange, sweet, clean, watery Oily Peanut Fruity Citric Orange [94,115]
57 Decyl acetate Decyl acetate Esters 112-17-4 Waxy Waxy, clean, fresh, cloth, laundered cloth, citrus, soapy, sweet, fatty, creamy Oily Butter [94,115]
58 Dextro,laevo-menthol 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol Terpene alcohol 89-78-1 Menthol Peppermint, cooling, woody Vegetal Mint Oily Peanut [48,116]
59 Diacetyl Butane-2,3-dione Ketones 431-03-8 Buttery Buttery, sweet, creamy, pungent, caramellike Oily Butter [10,42]
60 Diethyl malate Diethyl malate Esters 7554-12-3 Caramellike Caramellike, sugar, brown sugar, sweet, winey, fruity, herbal Sweet Caramel Fruity Tropical Pear [38]
61 Diethyl succinate Diethyl butanedioate Esters 123-25-1 Fruity Fruity, apple, cooked apple, ylang Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [38,48,94,115,116,134]
62 Dihydroeugenol 2-Methoxy-4-propylphenol Alcohols 2785-87-7 Spicy Clove, sharp, spicy, sweet, phenolic, powdery, allspice Spices Clove Sweet Honey [94,115]
63 Dimethyl sulfide Methylsulfanylmethane Thioether 75-18-3 Sulphurous Sulphurous, onion, sweet corn, vegetable, cabbage, tomato, green, radish, creamy, tomato, fishy, seafood, berry, fruity Chemical Off flavours Sulphurous Vegetal Herbal [42]
64 Ethanol Ethanol Alcohols 64-17-5 Alcoholic Alcoholic, ethereal, medicinal Chemical Aggressive Ethanol [14,48,78]
65 Ethyl (E)-2-decenoate Ethyl (E)-dec-2-enoate Esters 7367-88-6 Green Green, aldehydic, fatty, watercress, herbal, waxy, melon, unripe melon, metallic, green apple, pear, fruit Vegetal Herbal Fruity Tropical Apple [94,115]
66 Ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoate Ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoate Esters 60856-83-9 Fruity Fresh, blackberry Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [78]
67 Ethyl (Z)-linoleate Ethyl (Z)-linoleate Esters 544-35-4 Fatty Fatty, fruity, oily Oily Peanut Sweet Honey [78]
68 Ethyl 2-methyl butyrate Ethyl 2-methylbutanoate Esters 7452-79-1 Fruity Sharp, sweet, green apple, fruity, berry, fresh, tropical Fruity Tropical Apple Sweet Honey [94,115]
69 Ethyl 9-decenoate Ethyl 9-decenoate Esters 67233-91-4 Fruity Fruity, fatty Sweet Honey [94,115,116]
70 Ethyl acetate Ethyl acetate Esters 141-78-6 Ethereal Ethereal, fruity, sweet, weedy, green, grape, rummy, pineapple, solvent Chemical Off flavours Ethyl acetate Sweet Molasses [14,38,42,48,78,80,94,115,116,134]
71 Ethyl acrylate Ethyl prop-2-enoate Esters 140-88-5 Plastic Plastic, acrylate, fruity Chemical Off flavours Plastic [10]
72 Ethyl butyrate Ethyl butanoate Esters 105-54-4 Fruity Fruity, pineapple, cognac, sweet, “tutti frutti”, Ethereal, apple, buttery Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [10,38,42,80,94,115,116]
73 Ethyl decanoate Ethyl decanoate Esters 110-38-3 Waxy Sweet, waxy, fruity, apple, grape, oily, brandy, fatty, nut Oily Butter [42,78,80,94,115,116,134]
74 Ethyl formate Ethyl formate Esters 109-94-4 Ethereal Ethereal, fruity, rum-like, green, alcoholic, roses, cognac, fermented, winey, cognac Palate Sensations Alcoholic Sweet Molasses [2]
75 Ethyl heptanoate Ethyl heptanoate Esters 106-30-9 Fruity Fruity, pineapple, cognac, rummy, winey, sweet, banana, berry, green, seedy Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [94,115]
76 Ethyl hexanoate Ethyl hexanoate Esters 123-66-0 Fruity Sweet, fruity, pineapple, waxy, green, banana Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [42,48,78,80,94,115,134]
77 Ethyl isobutyrate Ethyl 2-methylpropanoate Esters 97-62-1 Fruity Sweet, ethereal, fruity, alcoholic, fusel, rummy, pungent Palate Sensations Alcoholic Sweet Honey [94,115]
78 Ethyl isovalerate Ethyl 3-methylbutanoate Esters 108-64-5 Fruity Fruity, sweet, apple, pineapple, “tutti frutti”, sharp, apple, green, orange Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [94,115]
79 Ethyl lactate Ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate Esters 97-64-3 Fruity Sharp, tart, fruity, buttery, butterscotch, sweet, acidic, ethereal, strawberry, perfumed Sweet Honey Oily Butter [42,78,80,134]
80 Ethyl laurate Ethyl dodecanoate Esters 106-33-2 Waxy Sweet, waxy, floral, soapy, clean, rummy, creamy, oily, fatty Oily Butter [42,48,78,80,116,134]
81 Ethyl myristate Ethyl tetradecanoate Esters 124-06-1 Waxy Sweet, waxy, violet, orris Oily Butter [48,115,116] [94,134]
82 Ethyl nonanoate Ethyl nonanoate Esters 123-29-5 Waxy Fruity, roses, waxy, rummy, winey, tropical, cognac, apple, banana Oily Butter [42,80,94,115,116]
83 Ethyl octanoate Ethyl octanoate Esters 106-32-1 Waxy Fruity, winey, waxy, sweet, apricot, banana, brandy, pear, musty, pineapple, creamy, dairy, cognac Oily Butter [38,42,48,78,80,94,115,116,134]
84 Ethyl palmitate Ethyl hexadecanoate Esters 628-97-7 Waxy Waxy, fruity, creamy, milky, balsamic, greasy, oily Oily Butter [116,134]
85 Ethyl pentadecanoate Ethyl pentadecanoate Esters 41114-00-5 Sweet Honey, sweet Sweet Honey [78]
86 Ethyl phenyl acetate Ethyl 2-phenylacetate Esters 101-97-3 Floral Sweet, floral, honey, roses, balsamic, cocoa, chocolate, dark chocolate, anisic, liquorice, black liquorice. Floral Roses Sweet Honey [10]
87 Ethyl propionate Ethyl propanoate Esters 105-37-3 Fruity Sweet, fruity, rummy, grape, pineapple, ethereal, winey, fermented, egg-nog, rum-like Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [94,115]
88 Ethyl undecanoate Ethyl undecanoate Esters 627-90-7 Soapy Soapy, waxy, fatty, cognac, coconut, buttery Chemical Off flavours Soap Oily Butter [94,115]
89 Ethyl valerate Ethyl pentanoate Esters 539-82-2 Fruity Fruity, apple, sweet, pineapple, green, tropical, acidic, berry Fruity Tropical Pineapple Fruity Tropical Banana [2]
90 Eugenol 2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenol Phenolic ether 97-53-0 Spicy Sweet, spicy, clove, woody, phenolic, savoury, ham, bacon, cinnamon, allspice Spices Clove [94,115]
91 Farnesyl acetate 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienyl acetate Esters 29548-30-9 Floral green, floral, orchid, metallic, cortex, waxy, roses, citrus Floral Roses Fruity Citric Orange [116]
92 Fenchol 1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol Alcohols 1632-73-1 Camphoraceous Camphoraceous, pine, woody, dry, sweet, lemon Woody Resin Fruity Citric Lemon [116]
93 Furfural Furan-2-carbaldehyde Aldehydes 98-01-1 Bready Sweet, woody, almond, bread, baked, caramellike, phenolic Woody Resin Sweet Caramel [38,42,134]
94 Furfuryl acetate Furan-2-ylmethyl acetate Esters 623-17-6 Fruity Sweet, fruity, banana, horseradish Sweet Honey [48]
95 Furfuryl alcohol Furan-2-ylmethanol Alcohols 98-00-0 Bready Alcoholic, chemical, musty, sweet, caramellike, bready, coffee, sulphurous Woody Coffee Sweet Caramel [38,48]
96 Geraniol (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol Alcohols 106-24-1 Floral Sweet, floral, fruity, roses, waxy, citrus, citronella Floral Roses Fruity Citric Lemon [48]
97 Heptanal Heptanal Aldehydes 111-71-7 Green Fresh, aldehydic, fatty, green, herbal, cognac, ozone Vegetal Herbal Palate Sensations Alcoholic [10,94,115]
98 Heptanoic acid Heptanoic acid Acid 111-14-8 Cheesy Rancid, sour, cheesy, sweaty, waxy, fermented, pineapple, fruity Chemical Aggressive Head fraction Fruity Tropical Pineapple [38,48]
99 Heptyl alcohol 1-Heptanol Alcohols 111-70-6 Green Musty, leafy, violet, herbal, green, sweet, woody, peony Vegetal Herbal Oily Peanut [48]
100 Hexadecanol Hexadecan-1-ol Alcohols 36653-82-4 Waxy Waxy, clean, greasy, floral, oily Oily Butter [134]
101 Hexanal diethyl acetal 1,1-Diethoxyhexane Acetal 3658-93-3 Fermented Cognac, pear, floral, hyacinth, apple, fruity Palate Sensations Alcoholic Sweet Honey [94,115]
102 Hexanoic acid Hexanoic acid Acid 42-62-1 Fatty Sour, fatty, sweaty, cheesy Oily Peanut Chemical Aggressive Head fraction [38,48,134]
103 Hexanol Hexan-1-ol Alcohols 111-27-3 Herbal Ethereal, fusel, oily, fruity, alcoholic, sweet, green, pungent Vegetal Herbal Palate Sensations Alcoholic [48,94,115]
104 Isoamyl acetate 3-methylbutyl acetate Esters 123-92-2 Fruity Sweet, fruity, banana, solvent, ripe Sweet Honey [10,38]
105 Isoamyl alcohol 3-methylbutan-1-ol Esters 123-51-3 Fermented Fusel, alcoholic, whiskey, fruity, banana, pungent, ethereal, cognac, molasses Palate Sensations Alcoholic Sweet Honey [14,42,48,78,134]
106 Isoamyl decanoate 3-methylbutyl decanoate Esters 2306-91-4 Waxy Waxy, banana, fruity, sweet, cognac, green Oily Butter [78]
107 Isoamyl octanoate 3-methylbutyl octanoate Esters 2035-99-6 Fruity Sweet, oily, fruity, green, soapy, pineapple, coconut Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [42,80,94,115,134]
108 Isobutyl acetate 2-Methylpropyl acetate Esters 110-19-0 Fruity Sweet, fruity, ethereal, banana, tropical, apple Sweet Honey Fruity Citric Lemon [38,94,115]
109 Isobutyl alcohol 2-methylpropan-1-ol Alcohols 78-83-1 Ethereal Ethereal, winey, malty Palate Sensations Alcoholic [14,42,48,116,134]
110 Isobutyl octanoate 2-Methylpropyl octanoate Esters 5461-06-3 Fruity Fruity, green, oily, floral Sweet Honey Floral Roses [94,115]
111 Isobutyraldehyde 2-methylpropanal Aldehydes 78-84-2 Aldehydic Fresh, aldehydic, floral, pungent, green Floral Roses Woody Resin [42]
112 Isobutyric acid 2-methylpropanoic acid Acid 79-31-2 Acidic Acidic, sour, cheesy, dairy, buttery, rancid Oily Butter Chemical Aggressive Solvent [38]
113 Isovaleraldehyde 3-methylbutanal Aldehydes 590-86-3 Aldehydic Ethereal, aldehydic, chocolate, peach, fatty, green, sweet Woody Chocolate Fruity Tropical Peach [42]
114 Linalool 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol Alcohols 78-70-6 Floral Citrus, floral, sweet, bois de roses, woody, green, blueberry, orange, terpenic, waxy. Floral Roses Fruity Citric Lemon [38,48]
115 Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methyl valerate Methyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate Esters 40348-72-9 Fruity Sweet, fruity, musty Sweet Honey [134]
116 Methyl salicylate Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate Esters 119-36-8 Minty Wintergreen, minty, sweet, root beer, phenolic, camphoraceous Vegetal Mint Vegetal Balsamic [2]
117 Methyl stearate Methyl octadecanoate Esters 112-61-8 Waxy Oily, waxy Oily Butter [134]
118 Nerolidol 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol Terpene 7212-44-4 Floral Floral, green, waxy, citrus, woody Floral Roses Fruity Citric Lemon [78,116]
119 Nerolidol acetate [(6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-3-yl] acetate Esters 2306-78-7 Floral Fresh, sweet, citrus, waxy, freesia, woody Floral Roses Fruity Citric Lemon [116]
120 Nonanal Nonanal Aldehydes 124-19-6 Aldehydic Waxy, aldehydic, roses, fresh, orris, orange peel, fatty, citrus, green, lemon peel, cucumber Floral Roses Fruity Citric Orange [94,115]
121 Nonanal diethyl acetal 1,1-Diethoxynonane Acetal 54815-13-3 Aldehydic Aldehydic, floral, rose Floral Roses [94,115]
122 Nonanoic acid Nonanoic acid Acid 112-05-0 Waxy Waxy, cheesy, dairy Oily Butter [38,48]
123 Nonanol Nonan-1-ol Alcohols 143-08-8 Floral Fresh, clean, fatty, floral, roses, orange, dusty, wet, oily Floral Roses Oily Peanut [94,115]
124 Octanal Octanal Aldehydes 124-13-0 Aldehydic aldehydic, waxy, citrus, orange peel, green, herbal, fresh, fatty Fruity Citric Orange Vegetal Herbal [38,116]
125 Octanoic acid Octanoic acid Acid 124-07-2 Fatty Fatty, waxy, rancid, oily, vegetable, cheesy Oily Peanut Vegetal Herbal [38,48,78,134]
126 Octanol Octan-1-ol Alcohols 111-87-5 Waxy Waxy, green, orange, aldehydic, roses, mushroom, citrus, floral, sweet, fatty, coconut. Oily Butter [48,78,116,134]
127 Ortho-guaiacol 2-methoxyphenol Phenolic ether 90-05-1 Phenolic Phenolic, smoky, spicy, vanilla, woody Chemical Aggressive Medicinal Sweet Honey [10,38,48]
128 Palmitic acid Hexadecanoic acid Acid 57-10-3 Waxy Waxy, fatty, creamy Oily Butter [48]
129 Phenethyl alcohol 2-Phenylethanol Alcohols 60-12-8 Floral Floral, roses, dried roses, sweet, fresh, bready, honey Floral Roses Sweet Honey [38,48,78,94,115,116,134]
130 Phenyl acetate Phenyl acetate Esters 122-79-2 Phenolic Phenolic, medicinal, animal, resinous, castoreum, woody, smoky, burnt Chemical Aggressive Medicinal [48]
131 Phenylethyl acetate 2-phenylethyl acetate Esters 103-45-7 Floral Floral, roses, sweet, honey, fruity, tropical, yeasty, cocoa, balsamic, raspberry. Floral Roses Sweet Honey [38,48]
132 Propionaldehyde Propanal Aldehydes 123-38-6 Ethereal Earthy, alcoholic, winey, whiskey, cocoa, nutty, ethereal, pungent, cognac, brandy, meaty, grape Palate Sensations Alcoholic Spices Anise [42,134]
133 Propionic acid Propanoic acid Acid 79-09-4 Acidic Pungent, acidic, cheesy, vinegar, dairy. Chemical Aggressive Acetic Oily Butter [38]
134 Propyl acetate Propyl acetate Esters 109-60-4 Fruity Solvent, celery, fruity, fusel, raspberry, pear, pungent, sweet Fruity Red fruits Raspberry Sweet Honey [38]
135 Propyl alcohol Propan-1-ol Alcohols 71-23-8 Alcoholic Alcoholic, fermented, fusel, musty, tequila, yeasty, sweet, fruity, apple, pear Palate Sensations Alcoholic Fruity Tropical Pear [14,38,42,48,134]
136 Propyl decanoate Propyl decanoate Esters 30673-60-0 Waxy Waxy, fruity, fatty, green, vegetable, woody, oily, fruity Oily Butter [94,115]
137 Propyl octanoate Propyl octanoate Esters 624-13-5 Coconut Coconut, cocoa, cognac, winey, fatty Oily Coconut [94,115]
138 Valeraldehyde Pentanal Aldehydes 110-62-3 Fermented Fermented, bready, fruity, nutty, berry Palate Sensations Alcoholic Sweet Molasses [42]
139 Valeric acid Pentanoic acid Acids 109-52-4 Cheesy Strong, pungent, cheesy, acidic, sweaty, rancid, sharp, sour milky, tobacco, fruity Chemical Aggressive Medicinal Woody Tobacco [2]
140 Vanillin 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde Phenolic aldehyde 121-33-5 Vanilla Sweet, vanilla, creamy, chocolate, phenolic Sweet Vanilla Sweet Chocolate [10]
141 Vinyl amyl ketone 1-octen-3-one Ketones 4312-99-6 Earthy Herbal, mushroom, earthy, musty, dirty, metallic, vegetable, cabbage, broccoli, savoury, fishy, chicken Vegetal Herbal Woody Resin [10]
142 α-Bisabolol (2R)-6-methyl-2-[(1R)-4-methyl-1-cyclohex-3-enyl]hept-5-en-2-ol Terpene alcohol 515-69-5 Floral Floral, peppery, balsamic, clean Floral Roses Spices Pepper [116]
143 γ-Nonalactone 5-pentyloxolan-2-one Lactones 104-61-0 Coconut Coconut, creamy, waxy, buttery, sweet, oily, fatty Oily Coconut Oily Butter [2]
The odour type and odour descriptors were obtained from the Good Scents Company Information System [200].