Aroma Chemicals
Octanoic acid has a slightly unpleasant, rancid-like odor, similar to that of aged cheese.
Odor Strength
Medium
Odor Type
Gourmand
No functional profile data available.
No formula context data available.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1988): Fatty waxy rancid oily vegetable cheesy
Symrise: Fatty waxy rancid oily vegetable cheesy
Nagar Haveli Perfumes & Aromatics: Fatty waxy rancid oily vegetable cheesy
FCI SAS: Fatty waxy rancid oily vegetable cheesy
Alfrebro: Unpleasant, oily, fatty, rancid
Bedoukian Research: Fatty, oily
Can be used in buttery or dairy-type applications.