5-Methyl Furfural

Aroma Chemicals

5-Methyl Furfural

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.

Aroma ChemicalMiddleCAS: 620-02-0

Odor Strength

Medium ,Recommend Smelling In A 10.00 % Solution Or Less

Odor Type

Gourmand

CaramelSweet

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use 5-Methyl Furfural in their compositions.

Enhance

7 formulas

0.5%1.0%1.3%

Accent

6 formulas

0.2%1.2%2.4%

Build

4 formulas

2.5%8.0%11.5%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where 5-Methyl Furfural appears most often.

Complex Composition

4 formulas

0.5%1.4%2.5%

Woody Aromatic

3 formulas

0.2%7.2%11.5%

Fresh Citrus

1 formulas

2.4%2.4%2.4%

Oriental Amber

1 formulas

0.9%0.9%0.9%

TGSC Descriptions

Mosciano, Gerard P&F 17, No. 4, 33, (1992): Sweet, caramellic, bready, brown, coffee-like

Luebke, William tgsc, (1989): Spice caramel maple

Other Descriptions

5-Methyl Furfural 50%, Natural

Alfrebro: Spice caramel maple sweet, caramellic, bready, brown, coffee-like

5-Methyl Furfural ≥99.0%, Kosher

Bedoukian Research: Spicy, caramel, almond
Useful in providing a cherry topnote to fruity complexes.

5-Methyl Furfural molecular structure or representation

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Essential Specs

Odor Type:

Gourmand

CAS #:

620-02-0

Odor Strength:

Medium

Pyramid:

Middle

Odor Notes

Also Known As

5-Methyl Furfural

5-Methylfurfural