FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND NUTS / floral · sweet · fruity
Moepel Accord
Category
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND NUTS
Subcategory
floral · sweet · fruity
Origin
Volatility
Heart Note
Botanical
Mimusops zeyheri
Appearance
Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Odor Strength
Medium
Producing Countries
South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Pyramid
Heart
Tropical, custard-like, faintly musky. Moepel (Mimusops zeyheri) fruit smells like a cross between mango and custard apple — thick, sweet, warmly tropical.
Custard-sweet, tropical, faintly musky. The lactonic quality gives it a creamy richness. Less acidic than mango, less floral than lychee. A warm, thick, pulpy tropical fruit with a quiet musk underneath — like eating overripe tropical fruit in warm shade.
Moepel (also spelled moepêl) refers to the fruit of Mimusops zeyheri, a tree native to southern Africa also known as the red milkwood or Transvaal red milkwood. The fruit is edible, with a sweet, custard-like flesh that has a particular tropical-musky aroma.
Mimusops zeyheri is related to Mimusops elengi (bakul) but is a different species with different fruiting and aromatic characteristics. The tree grows in the bushveld and woodland savanna of South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. It is a protected species in South Africa.
The fruit's aroma profile includes lactonic (creamy-custard), tropical-fruity, and faintly musky elements. No commercial extraction exists for perfumery use. The moepel accord is a fantasy note capturing the Southern African tropical-fruit character.
In perfumery, it would function as an exotic, creamy-fruity heart note — providing regional specificity for African-inspired compositions.
This note in Première Peau. Rose Monotone. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.
Mimusops zeyheri can live over 1,000 years — some specimens in South Africa are estimated to be among the oldest broadleaf trees on the continent. The species is a protected tree under South African law.
Extraction & Chemistry
Extraction method: No commercial extraction exists for Mimusops zeyheri fruit in perfumery. The tree is protected in South Africa. Any moepel accord is entirely reconstructed from synthetic lactones and tropical fruit materials.
Molecular Formula
Complex mixture (no single formula)
CAS Number
N/A — olfactory accord based on Mimusops zeyheri fruit
Botanical Name
Mimusops zeyheri
IFRA Status
No known restrictions
Physical Properties
Odor Strength
Medium
Appearance
Colorless to pale yellow liquid
In Perfumery
Moepel accord is a fantasy note — no commercial extract of Mimusops zeyheri fruit exists. Reconstructed from lactones (gamma-decalactone, gamma-undecalactone for custard-creaminess), tropical fruit materials, and soft musks. Functions as an exotic, creamy-fruity heart note in African-inspired, tropical, and gourmand compositions. Provides regional specificity uncommon in mainstream perfumery.
