Черимоя
Overripe banana split into warm custard, threaded with pineapple-ester sweetness. Not a citrus, not a stone fruit — a creamy, almost lactonic tropical scent dominated by branched-chain esters (isoamyl butyrate, methyl 2-methylbutanoate) that no single synthetic molecule replicates.
- Type
- Акорд
- Olfactive family
- Фруктові
- Source
- Fantasy/Concept
- Chemical class
- Fantasy accord
Запах
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Отримання й хімія
Спосіб отримання
No cherimoya essential oil, absolute, or CO2 extract is commercially produced for perfumery. The fruit's volatile fraction — dominated by branched-chain esters (isoamyl butyrate, methyl 2-methylbutanoate, butyl butanoate) with minor terpenes (alpha-pinene, linalool) — has been characterised by GC-MS and GC-olfactometry (Pino and Roncal, 2016: 92 volatiles identified, 18 odour-active), but the compounds are too dilute and the matrix too aqueous for viable extraction. The leaf essential oil of Annona cherimola does exist (yield approximately 0.3-0.5% by hydrodistillation, sesquiterpene-dominant at 69.4%, with germacrene D at 28.8%), but it smells nothing like the fruit — it is green, woody, and terpenic. In practice, the cherimoya note is built from scratch using synthetic fruity esters.
- Формула
- N/A — natural fruit, complex mixture
- CAS
- N/A — natural fruit, no single CAS
- Ботанічна назва
- Annona cherimola
- Зовнішній вигляд
- N/A — fragrance note recreated via tropical-fruity accord
- Сила запаху
- Середня
- Синоніми
- Custard apple, Cherimoyer, Chirimoya
No known restrictions
- Нота
- Cherimoya is not extracted for perfumery. The note is recreated as a synthetic accord.
У парфумерії
Cherimoya does not exist as a natural extract in perfumery. No essential oil, absolute, or CO2 extract is commercially produced from the fruit. The note is reconstructed entirely as a synthetic accord built around branched-chain aliphatic esters — principally isoamyl butyrate (3-methylbutyl butanoate, CAS 106-27-4), methyl 2-methylbutanoate, butyl butanoate, and 3-methylbutyl 3-methylbutanoate — blended with trace amounts of alpha-pinene for lift and linalool for floral softness. The accord functions as a heart-note modifier in tropical-fruity compositions. It introduces a creamy, custard-like sweetness that reads richer and more lactonic than standard banana or pineapple reconstructions. In formulation, it bridges gourmand and fruity families: the ester-heavy profile leans gourmand, while the terpene trace keeps it legible as fruit rather than food. Cherimoya accords appear in niche and mainstream tropical compositions but remain uncommon relative to mango, passion fruit, or coconut reconstructions. The note's specificity — neither cleanly citrus nor conventionally berry — makes it useful for perfumers seeking tropical character without cliche. No PREMIEREPEAU fragrance currently features a cherimoya note.
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