Ethyl Maltol 30ml 10% in DPG

Odour (decreasing): sweet, candy-floss / cotton candy, warm, intense Main Synonyms: 2-ethyl-3-hydroxypyran-4-one

Description –

It has a sweet sugary, caramelised, jammy, strawberry-like odour reminiscent of candyfloss. It is a very powerful ingredient normally used at high dilution for sweetening blends or in conjunction with vanilla notes to create a rich, edible scent. Small amounts used alongside the volatile fruity esters contribute to realistic fruit accords, particularly pineapple, strawberry and peach / nectarine / apricot types.

Usage -

Jean Claude Elena, in his book Diary of a Nose, suggests that in combination with Allyl Hexanoate this material can produce an effective illusion of the smell of fresh pineapple. He says “This exotic fruit needs few elements to express itself. A simple molecule called allyl hexanoate smells of pineapple, but also evokes some kinds of apple; there are sometimes tenuous differences between two smells. To get the pineapple smell just right it is important to add ethyl maltol.” He also suggests that in combination with gamma-Octalactone and Stemone this material can produce an effective illusion of the smell of ripe figs. He says “Stemone gives an impression of mint leaves or fig leaves, it all depends on what I want to make it say. For the smell of ripe figs I recommend adding ethyl maltol, but for dried figs the answer lies in concrete of iris.” We suggest you might want to save some money and substitute Orris Givco for the expensive concrete of iris however. Also keep in mind that while this combination does give a terrific illusion of figs, gamma-Octolactone, ethyl maltol and even orris are much longer lasting than Stemone, so the illusion tends to break into sweet coconut over time.