Pandan (pandan)

Sweet, nutty, vanilla-rice warmth. Pandan smells like Southeast Asian bakeries: toasted-grain sweetness from 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, the same molecule in basmati rice and fresh bread.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Aromatični
- Source
- leaves and flowering tops
- Chemical class
- complex natural
Miris
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
2-acetyl-1-pyrroline is detectable by humans at 0.02 parts per billion. It is the molecule that makes basmati rice smell different from regular rice, and forms spontaneously during bread baking via the Maillard reaction.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Solvent or CO2 extraction of leaves. 2-AP is present at extremely low concentrations but perceptible at parts per billion.
- Formula
- Key odorant: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (C₆H₉NO, CAS 85213-22-5)
- CAS
- 1175005-60-3 (Pandanus amaryllifolius extract)
- Botanički naziv
- Pandanus amaryllifolius
- Izgled
- Colorless to pale green liquid
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Sinonimi
- SCREWPINE PANDAN LEAF
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Nota
- Pandanus amaryllifolius; key aroma chemical is 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline
U parfemima
Heart-to-base gourmand note. Key molecule: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP), active at parts per billion. Supported by lactones and vanilla materials. Suited to Asian-inspired, rice, bakery, and warm-gourmand compositions.