Furfuraldehyde Aroma Chemical | Sweet Balsamic Furan Note

Product Name

Furfuraldehyde

CAS No.: 98-01-1

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Top / Heart

Description

Furfuraldehyde is an aromatic aldehyde with a distinctive sweet, warm and slightly roasted odor profile. It can show almond-like, bready, caramelic and woody nuances, giving fragrance compositions a cooked, warm and slightly balsamic character. Its unusual odor makes it particularly useful as a modifier rather than a straightforward floral or fruity note.

In perfumery, Furfuraldehyde is used in gourmand, balsamic, woody, almond and warm fragrance accords. It can contribute depth to sweet compositions and help create roasted, toasted or caramelized effects. Small amounts can also add complexity to fruity and gourmand fragrances, particularly when combined with vanilla, caramel, coumarin and nutty materials. Due to its distinctive character, careful dosing is important so that its sharper roasted facets do not dominate the composition.

Odor Profile

• Sweet

• Warm

• Almond-like

• Bready

• Caramelic

• Woody

• Balsamic

• Roasted

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.01–0.1%

• General use: 0.1–1%

• High-impact accords: 1–3%

These are formulation guidelines for perfumers and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Vanillin

• Ethyl Vanillin

• Ethyl Maltol

• Maltol

• Coumarin

• Benzaldehyde

• Benzyl Alcohol

• Heliotropin

• Furanone

• Filbertone

• Tonka Bean materials

• Caramel materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Gourmand Accords

• Almond Accords

• Caramel Accords

• Balsamic Accords

• Woody Accords

• Oriental Fragrances

Perfumers' Tip

Furfuraldehyde is best used in small amounts to add roasted, warm complexity. Combine it with Vanillin or Ethyl Vanillin for a richer gourmand effect, or pair it with Filbertone and caramel materials to create a toasted nut and confectionery impression.