Aroma ChemicalcaramellicMiddle note
5-Methylfurfural.
Delivers a rich, warm gourmand character with pronounced caramellic sweetness, coffee-like depth, and spicy maple undertones that evoke freshly baked bread and roasted nuts.
CAS Registry
620-02-0
Odor Strength
Medium
Pyramid
Middle
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 4, 33, (1992)“Sweet, caramellic, bready, brown, coffee-like”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989)“Spice caramel maple”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use 5-Methylfurfural — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Enhance
7 formulas
Accent
6 formulas
Build
4 formulas
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where 5-Methylfurfural appears most often.
Complex Composition
4 formulas
Woody Aromatic
3 formulas
Fresh Citrus
1 formula
Oriental Amber
1 formula
