Benzaldehyde
Aroma Chemicals
Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehyde smells like a strong, sharp, sweet, and bitter almond with cherry and spicy undertones.
Odor Strength
High ,Recommend Smelling In A 10.00 % Solution Or Less
Odor Type
Fruity
Functional Profile
How perfumers typically use Benzaldehyde in their compositions.
Accent
33 formulas
Build
12 formulas
Common Formula Contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Benzaldehyde appears most often.
Complex Composition
17 formulas
Fresh Citrus
10 formulas
Floral Bouquet
10 formulas
Oriental Amber
3 formulas
Woody Aromatic
3 formulas
TGSC Descriptions
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 5, 79, (1994): Almond, fruity, powdery, nutty and benzaldehyde-like
Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Strong sharp sweet bitter almond cherry
Other Descriptions
Benzaldehyde
PerfumersWorld: Strong sharp sweet bitter almond cherry sweet aromatic spicy bitter-almond powerful sweet
Blends-well-with - +vanillin +coumarin +benzophenone +heliotropin +bois de rose oil gums
Pell Wall Perfumes: Almond, bitter-almond, cherry, floral, marzipan, sharp, sweet
Arctander says it has a: "powerful sweet odor, reminiscent of freshly crushed bitter almonds.” and that it is “used in perfumery for special topnote effects, and as a trace component in certain floral compositions (lilac, sweet pea, etc.)."
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