Zingerone Aroma Chemical | Warm Spicy Ginger & Sweet Note

Product Name

Zingerone

CAS No.: 122-48-5

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate
⏳ Lasting: Medium–High
🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Zingerone is a distinctive ginger-associated aroma chemical with a warm, spicy and slightly sweet character. It combines ginger-like, vanilla-like, woody and balsamic nuances, giving fragrance compositions a comforting and sophisticated spicy warmth.

In perfumery, Zingerone is useful for creating ginger, spicy, gourmand, oriental and warm woody accords. It can add depth and character to compositions while providing a softer sweet facet that helps round out sharper spices.

Its warm profile makes it particularly interesting in fragrances built around ginger, vanilla, cinnamon, amber and woody materials. It can also be used as a modifier in gourmand compositions where a subtle spicy warmth is desired without relying solely on traditional sweet materials.

Odor Profile

• Spicy

• Ginger-like

• Warm

• Sweet

• Vanilla-like

• Woody

• Balsamic

• Slightly powdery

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.05–0.20%

• General use: 0.20–2.00%

• High-impact accords: 2.00–8.00%

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

Works Well With

• Ginger Oil

• Ginger CO₂ Extract

• Vanillin

• Ethyl Vanillin

• Coumarin

• Cinnamic materials

• Benzoin

• Labdanum

• Patchouli

• Sandalwood materials

• Cashmeran

• Ambroxan

• Black Pepper materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Ginger Accords

• Spicy Fragrances

• Gourmand Fragrances

• Oriental Fragrances

• Amber Fragrances

• Warm Woody Fragrances

• Vanilla Accords

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

Perfumers' Tip

Zingerone works well as a warm ginger-spicy modifier. Combine it with ginger materials for a more recognizable ginger accord, or pair it with vanilla, benzoin and sandalwood for a smooth gourmand-oriental effect. Start at a moderate level and evaluate the drydown to balance its spicy and sweet facets.