Is Nougat natural or synthetic?

A fantasy or concept note, not a single material.

Nougat

AccordSWEETS & GOURMANDsweet · nutty · creamy

HeartPyramid

3/5Strength

—Tenacity

1Origins

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Specimen

N/A — confectionery accord (honey, almond, vanilla)

Fantasy/Concept

Definition

Toasted almonds, cooked honey, and egg-white chew. Nougat smells like a Montelimar slab cracked open -- nutty, warm, with a caramelised sweetness that is denser than marzipan.

FLORAL SWEET GOURMAND WARM CREAMY NUTTY ROASTED

NOUGATINE TURRÓN

Type: Accord
Olfactive family: Gourmand
Subfamily: Caramel notes
Cluster: Classic gourmands
Source: Imaginative accord inspired by the sweet almond-honey-vanilla confection

Instruments

Pyramid

TTop

HHeart

BBase

3/5Strength

Medium

odour strength

Producing countries

N/A — olfactory concept

Scent

Toasted almond warmth over cooked honey and a chewy, caramelised sweetness. Denser than praline, less powdery than marzipan, with a particular airy lightness from the egg-white component. The Maillard products (toasted, slightly smoky) prevent the sweetness from being cloying. Think of breaking a nougat bar and inhaling the freshly exposed surface.

In PREMIEREPEAU

DISCOVERY SET7 × 2 ml →EXTRAIT DE PARFUMThe seven extraits →

The Full Story

Nougat in perfumery is a gourmand accord reconstructing the aroma of the traditional confection: cooked honey, whipped egg white, toasted almonds or pistachios, and sometimes dried fruit. The scent is sweet but with a particular toasted-nut backbone that separates it from pure honey or caramel accords.

Construction layers benzaldehyde (almond character), furfural and methylfuranone (toasted-nutty, Maillard reaction products), phenylacetic acid (honeyed sweetness), ethyl maltol (caramelised sugar), and a touch of pyrazines for roasted depth. The egg-white component -- a light, airy sweetness -- can be suggested with soft musks and a clean aldehyde.

Functionally, nougat sits in the heart as a gourmand centrepiece. It is less liquid than caramel, less powdery than marzipan, and denser than praline. The toasted-nut element provides structure to what might otherwise be shapeless sweetness. The note works in gourmand, almond-themed, and Mediterranean confectionery compositions.

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Related: Acetyl Furan · Almond · Ambermax · Ambrofix · Benzoin · Butterscotch · Caramel · Chocolate

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

No extraction -- nougat is a fantasy gourmand accord. Reconstructed from benzaldehyde, furfural, phenylacetic acid, ethyl maltol, and toasted-nut pyrazines.

Formula: N/A — olfactory accord
CAS: N/A — olfactory accord
Botanical: N/A — confectionery accord (honey, almond, vanilla)
Appearance: N/A — olfactory concept in perfumery
Odour strength: Medium
Synonyms: NOUGATINE TURRÓN

IFRA status

See note

Not applicable: accord or concept, not a single material

Physical properties

Note: Olfactory accord evoking nougat confection. Built from almond, honey, vanilla, and tonka bean notes in perfumery

In Perfumery

Nougat is a gourmand heart-note accord built from benzaldehyde (almond), furfural (toasted), phenylacetic acid (honey), ethyl maltol (caramel), and pyrazines (roasted depth). It provides structured sweetness: the toasted-nut backbone prevents shapeless saccharinity. The note works in gourmand, almond-themed, and confectionery compositions alongside honey, vanilla, and dried fruit accords.

Role in the formula

01modifier

02blender

03volume builder

Available as

synthetic accord fantasy note