Марципан

АкордСОЛОДОЩІ Й ГУРМАНСЬКІ ЗАПАХИгоріховий · солодкий · теплий
Ноти серцяПіраміда
3/5Сила
—Стійкість
5Походження
Зразок
Марципан як парфумерна сировина
Ноти серця
N/A — olfactory concept (key source: Prunus dulcis / bitter almond)
Фантазійний/концептуальний
Визначення

Bitter almond, powdery, faintly cherry-like. Marzipan smells like cracking an apricot pit—the sharp, sweet benzaldehyde burst that sits at the intersection of almond, cherry, and cyanide.

СОЛОДКИЙ ПУДРОВИЙ ТЕПЛИЙ СВІЖИЙ ВЕРШКОВИЙ ГОРІХОВИЙ
ALMOND PASTE SUGAR PASTE
Type
Акорд
Olfactive family
Гурманські
Source
Fantasy/Concept
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
Німеччина Іспанія Італія Франція Іран (мигдаль)

Запах

Sharp, clean, bitter-almond—immediate and recognisable, with a faint cherry undertone. Less sweet than vanilla, less roasted than praline, more angular than heliotrope. The bitterness is crisp rather than dark, more similar to of an Italian amaretti biscuit than of roasted nuts.

As it develops, the sharp edge softens and a powdery, vanilla-adjacent sweetness takes over. The dry-down is quiet, powdery, and intimate—closer to cosmetic powders than to pastry.

Докладно

The marzipan note in perfumery is defined by a single molecule: benzaldehyde (CAS 100-52-7). This aromatic aldehyde is responsible for the characteristic bitter-almond scent shared by marzipan, amaretto, cherry pits, and almond extract. It is a recognisable aroma chemicals—a clean, sharp, slightly sweet aldehydic note with a faint cherry undertone.

Benzaldehyde occurs naturally in bitter almonds (Prunus dulcis var. amara), cherry laurel leaves, and stone fruit pits, where it exists as the aglycone of amygdalin. When amygdalin breaks down, it releases benzaldehyde alongside hydrogen cyanide—which is why bitter almonds and marzipan carry a faint association with poison. Commercial benzaldehyde for perfumery is synthesised.

Heliotropin (piperonal, CAS 120-57-0) extends the marzipan accord by adding a powdery, vanilla-almond sweetness. The combination of benzaldehyde (sharp, bitter-almond) and heliotropin (soft, powdery-sweet) creates a fuller marzipan effect than either alone.

In fine fragrance, marzipan appears in gourmand, powdery, and certain floral compositions. Its bitter-almond quality provides complexity that prevents gourmand accords from becoming purely sweet.

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Цікавий факт

Benzaldehyde was the first industrially synthesised aromatic compound—produced by Liebig and Wöhler in 1832 by hydrolysing bitter-almond oil, making it older than most of modern organic chemistry.

Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

No natural extraction for perfumery use. Benzaldehyde is produced industrially by oxidation of toluene or from benzal chloride. Heliotropin (piperonal) is synthesised from safrole or catechol derivatives. Historical extraction of bitter-almond oil is no longer commercially relevant due to cyanide contamination risks.

Формула
C₇H₆O (benzaldehyde)
CAS
100-52-7 (benzaldehyde, key odorant)
Ботанічна назва
N/A — olfactory concept (key source: Prunus dulcis / bitter almond)
Сила запаху
Середня
Синоніми
ALMOND PASTE SUGAR PASTE
Статус IFRA
Обмежено

Not applicable as a single material. Its constituent Benzaldehyde (CAS 100-52-7) falls under an IFRA Standard (49th Amendment, in force under the 51st): restriction; Category 4: 0.25%.

У парфумерії

Marzipan functions as a top-to-heart modifier in gourmand, powdery, and floral-almond compositions. Benzaldehyde provides the bitter-almond signature—sharp, clean, immediately identifiable. Heliotropin (piperonal) adds powdery depth. Together they create an accord that is sweet but structured. The marzipan note works with cherry blossom, tonka, iris, and vanilla.

Роль у формулі
01модифікатор
02сполучний компонент
03формувач об’єму
04свіжість
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