Aroma ChemicalcheesyTop note
Valeric Acid.
Delivers an intensely pungent, acidic aroma with pronounced cheesy and dairy-like characteristics, reminiscent of sour milk and aged cheese with subtle vinegar-like facets.
CAS Registry
79-09-4
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Top
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 15, No. 6, 35, (1990)“Pungent acidic and dairy-like”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989)“Pungent acidic cheesy vinegar”