4,5-Dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one, natural, (AKA: sotolone, caramel furanone, sugar lactone)
Source: Puris Natural Aroma Chemicals
FEMA# 3634, CAS# 28664-35-9
Natural occurrence: Coffee, fenugreek, honey, maple, pineapple, sherry and tobacco.
Odor: @ 100%. Sweet, brown, maplelike, brown sugarlike and caramellic.
Taste: @ 2 ppm. Sweet, caramellic, celerylike and brown with a hint of beef.
Taste: @ 5 ppm. Caramellic, brown, maplelike, celerylike, nutty and brown sugarlike.
Possible applications: This delicious furanone will grace many sweet brown flavors, including brown sugar, maple, caramel, pecan, walnut, date, tobacco and coffee, as well as savory flavors like beef bouillon, soy sauce, celery and fenugreek.
Puris: www.puris.co.za, [email protected]
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one, natural
(AKA: coffee furanone, sugar furanone)
Supplier: Advanced Biotech
FEMA# 3373, CAS# 3188-00-9
Natural occurrence: Roasted almond, peanut, filbert, bread, guava, chicken, malt, raisin, tomato and roasted onion.
Odor: @ 100%. Sharp, sweet, caramellic, musty, bready and slightly nutty.
Taste: @ 10 ppm. Brown, musty, sweet, bready and caramellic.
Taste: @ 20 ppm. Brown, caramellic, fermented, bready and sweet.
Possible applications: The straightforward brownness and low roasted notes of this material will complement flavors like malt, dark beer, toasted grain, rum, brown bread, whiskey and browned butter.
Advanced Biotech: www.adv-bio.com
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