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Vanillin

Pre-dilution 1% in Ethanol
CAS
121-33-5
EC
Material type
dilution
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

Suggested min
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Cost
Stock
Compatibility tags
floralorientalwoody
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
sweetcreamyvanilla

Classic sweet vanilla scent — warm, creamy and slightly balsamic with a powdery-sugary character. In isolation it feels rich and confectionery-like, edging toward a faint phenolic/smoky facet at higher concentrations.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
7 / 10
Tenacity
8 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
From supplier SDS

Composition

Substances declared in this material, parsed from the uploaded SDS. Percentages are used by the formula compliance engine to compute effective constituent concentrations.

ConstituentCAS%Range
Vanillin121-33-5100%
Ethyl Alcohol64-17-550–100%
Vanillin121-33-51–5%
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
CANDY CANE5–10%
CHOCOLATE5–10%
Persicol (peach base)5–10%
HAZELNUT1–5%
Pear1–5%
Prunol SP1–5%
Benzoin Siam Resinoid 50% TEC
chemicals · No. 3067

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1373.

BASEtenacity · highpower · strongFEMA 3107
sweetcreamyvanilla
MW
152.15
BP
285°C
MP
83°C
Sp.Gr.
1.06
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

White or creamy-white needle-like crystals.

Solubility

Soluble in water, glycerin, propylene glycol, alcohol and oils. Vanillin is easier soluble in diluted alcohol than in concentrated alcohol.

Odor

Intensely sweet and very tenacious creamy-Vanilla-like odor.

Flavor

Vanillin is used widely as a sweetener, not only in Vanilla imitation flavor, but in Butter, Chocolate, all types of fruit and tutti-frutti flavors, root-beer, Cream-soda, etc.

Uses in perfumery

Vanillin is very widely used in perfume formulations. Its intense sweetness is utilized in industrial masking odors and in high-cost luxury perfumes, and it can be used in almost any type of fragrance, from woody or herbaceous to Oriental or floral.

Uses in flavor

Ice cream and Chocolate are among the largest outlets for Vanillin in the food and candy industries, and their consumption is many times larger than that of the perfume industry.

Production

Vanillin can be produced from Lignin, Guaiacol, Eugenol, Protocatechu aldehyde, and Safrole.

Identity
Aliases · 7
Vanillin4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehydeLioxinMethy protocatechuic aldehydeNoneProtocatechu aldehyde methyletherVanillic aldehyde
Commercial
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