Maple Lactone / Methyl Cyclopentenolone Aroma Chemical | Maple, Caramel & Sweet Gourmand Note

Product Name

Maple Lactone / Methyl Cyclopentenolone

CAS No.: 80-71-7

🟠 Difficulty: Intermediate
⏳ Lasting: High
🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Maple Lactone, commonly known as Methyl Cyclopentenolone, is a powerful sweet gourmand aroma chemical with a distinctive maple-like character. Its rich odor profile combines maple syrup, caramel, burnt sugar, sweet, slightly woody and coffee-like facets.

It is highly valued for creating warm and edible effects in fragrance compositions. Even in small quantities, it can add significant sweetness, depth and gourmand character.

In perfumery, Maple Lactone is especially useful in gourmand, caramel, vanilla, oriental, tobacco and sweet woody compositions. It can also be used to give fruity and creamy accords a warmer, more cooked or caramelized character.

Odor Profile

• Maple

• Caramel

• Sweet

• Burnt sugar

• Gourmand

• Coffee-like

• Warm

• Woody

• Balsamic

• Slightly spicy

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.01–0.10%

• General use: 0.10–1.00%

• High-impact accords: 1.00–3.00%

These are general formulation guidelines for perfumery and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Vanillin

• Ethyl Vanillin

• Ethyl Maltol

• Maltol

• Coumarin

• Tonka materials

• Benzoin

• Labdanum

• Caramel materials

• Coffee materials

• Cocoa materials

• Tobacco materials

• Patchouli

• Sandalwood

• Cedarwood

• Gamma Dodecalactone

• Gamma Undecalactone

• Fruity esters

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Gourmand Fragrances

• Caramel Fragrances

• Maple Accords

• Vanilla Fragrances

• Sweet Fragrances

• Tobacco Fragrances

• Coffee Accords

• Cocoa Accords

• Oriental Fragrances

• Dessert-Inspired Fragrances

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

Perfumers' Tip

Maple Lactone is extremely useful for creating a rich maple-caramel gourmand effect. Combine it with Vanillin and Ethyl Vanillin for a warm vanilla accord, or use it with Ethyl Maltol for a stronger caramelized sweetness. Coffee and cocoa materials can emphasize its roasted facets, while lactones can add creamy fruity richness.