Sharp, sweet almond aroma reminiscent of bitter almond extract, marzipan, and cherry pits. Opens with a nutty, slightly aldehydic bite that softens into a warm, benzoin-like sweetness. A classic 'cherry-almond' note used in gourmand and heliotrope accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.
| Ingredient | % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| BENZALDEHYDE 50% DPG | 50% | — |
| CASSIA ESSENTIAL OIL | 2% | — |
| GIVCO CASTOREUM SYNTHETIC | — | 0.1–0.5% |
| ROSE ABSOLUTE CENTIFOLIA | 0.5% | — |
| LABDANUM | 0.1102% | — |
| LABDANUM FLEURESSENCE | 0.1102% | — |
| ROMAN CHAMOMILE OIL | 0.109% | — |
| CINNAMON BARK CEYLON “SUPREME” OIL | 0.1% | — |
| CISTUS OIL (ROCK ROSE) | 0.1% | — |
| SIAM AGARWOOD OIL (SIAM OUD) | 0.0557% | — |
| WHISKY CO2 | 0.05% | — |
| TIMUT PEPPER OIL | 0.04% | — |
| DAVANA OIL | 0.032% | — |
| MILK F-TEC | 0.0297% | — |
| HAY ABSOLUTE | 0.02% | — |
| PRALINOL | 0.02% | — |
| BENZOIN SIAM RESINOID 50% TEC | 0.015% | — |
| DIANTHINE EXTRA | 0.0107% | — |
| PINE NEEDLE OIL, SYLVESTRIS | 0.01% | — |
| TUBEROSE “SIGNATURE” ABSOLUTE | 0.008% | — |
| HYSSOP OIL | 0.007% | — |
| LITSEA CUBEBA OIL | 0.007% | — |
| CELERY SEED OIL | 0.005% | — |
| MAGNOLIA FLOWER OIL | 0.004% | — |
| ANGELICA SEED OIL | 0.003% | — |
| PINEAPPLE NATPOP | 0.002% | — |
| GARDENIA | 0.0018% | — |
| PRUNOL SP | 0.0018% | — |
| ORANGE BLOSSOM 10% | 0.0006% | — |
| JASMINE SAMBAC ABSOLUTE 10 | 0.0005% | — |
| PRUNE | 0.0003% | — |
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 121.
Colorless liquid
Soluble 0.3% in water. Soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful sweet odor, reminiscent of freshly crushed bitter almonds.
Burning, but sweet taste in proper dilution.
Sometimes used in perfumery for special topnote effects, and as a trace component in certain floral compositions (Lilac, Sweet Pea, etc.).
Extensively used in flavor compositions, not only in 'Almond' flavors, but also in imitation Berry, Butter, Apricot, Brandy, Cherry, Coconut, Liquor, Peach, Plum, Pecan, Pistachio, Rum, Spice, Vanilla, etc.
1) by oxidation of Toluene. 2) from Benzylidene chloride, made from Toluene. 3) from Benzyl alcohol made from Benzyl chloride.
Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| BITTER ALMOND OIL | Prunus amygdalus amara (Bitter Almond) kernel oil | 99% |
| CHERRY BARK, WILD, EXTRACT | Prunus serotina Ehrh. | 99% |
| CASSIA BARK EXTRACT | Cinnamomum cassia Blume | 1% |
| ROSE ABSOLUTE | Rosa x damascena Mill. | 1% |
| LABDANUM EXTRACT AMBREINE | Cistus ladaniferus L. | 0.8% |
| CISTUS ABSOLUTE | Cistus ladaniferus L. | 0.6% |
| CINNAMON BARK OIL, LAOS | Cinnamomum loureiroi Nees | 0.5% |
| CASSIE ABSOLUTE | Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Willd. | 0.3% |
| DAVANA OIL | Artemisia pallens Wall. | 0.2% |
| NIAOULI OIL | Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. | 0.2% |
| CAJUPUT OIL | Melaleuca leucadendron L. | 0.1% |
| CINNAMON BARK EXTRACT | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume | 0.1% |
| HYACINTH ABSOLUTE | Hyacinthus orientalis L. | 0.1% |
| TOLU, BALSAM, EXTRACT | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms. | 0.05% |
| STYRAX OIL | Liquidambar styraciflua L. | 0.05% |
| PERU BALSAM | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. pereirae (Royle) Harms | 0.03% |