Gamma Heptalactone Aroma Chemical | Creamy Coconut & Fruity Note

Product Name

Gamma Heptalactone

CAS No.: 105-21-5

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Top / Heart

Description

Gamma Heptalactone is a lactone aroma chemical with a soft, creamy and fruity character. Its odor profile can show coconut-like, peachy, milky and slightly buttery nuances, giving fragrance compositions a smooth and rounded quality. It is useful for creating subtle tropical and lactonic effects without making the composition excessively heavy.

In perfumery, Gamma Heptalactone can be used in coconut, peach, tropical, fruity and creamy accords. It can help soften sharper fruit materials and add a creamy texture to fruity-floral compositions. The material also works well in gourmand fragrances, particularly when combined with vanilla, caramel and other lactones. Its relatively gentle character makes it useful as a supporting ingredient for building smooth, naturalistic fruit effects.

Odor Profile

• Creamy

• Fruity

• Coconut-like

• Peach-like

• Milky

• Soft

• Sweet

• Slightly buttery

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.1–0.5%

• General use: 0.5–3%

• High-impact accords: 3–10%

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

Works Well With

• Gamma Decalactone

• Gamma Undecalactone

• Delta Decalactone

• Delta Dodecalactone

• Coconut materials

• Fructone

• Fructalate

• Ethyl Butyrate

• Vanillin

• Ethyl Vanillin

• Ethyl Maltol

• Benzyl Acetate

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Coconut Accords

• Peach Accords

• Tropical Accords

• Fruity Accords

• Lactonic Accords

• Gourmand Fragrances

Perfumers' Tip

Use Gamma Heptalactone to add a soft creamy-lactonic texture to fruit accords. Pair it with Gamma Decalactone for a richer peach profile, or combine it with coconut, vanilla and sweet materials to create a smooth tropical gourmand effect.