✦ Powerful sweet fruity apple-quince aroma chemical

✦ Adds juicy, jammy lift to fruity and gourmand accords

✦ Strong diffusion and good value at very low dosage

✦ Blends easily into floral, oriental and fresh families

✦ Found in countless modern fruity and sweet fragrances

✦ Stable in most cosmetic, soap and home-care bases

✦ Vegan, animal-free and cruelty-free

Fructone is a synthetic fruity aroma chemical belonging to the dioxolane acetal family. It was developed to give perfumers a clean, powerful apple-quince note that natural materials struggle to deliver consistently.

What makes Fructone special is its combination of strength, clarity and low cost. A small amount lifts and sweetens a composition, making fruit accords smell ripe and realistic without harsh or solvent-like edges.

Bio Shop Pakistan supplies cosmetic-grade Fructone suitable for fine fragrance, attars and mukhallats, soaps, candles, lotions and a wide range of DIY and professional applications.

SCENT DESCRIPTION: Fructone opens with a bright, ripe apple and quince impression that feels sweet and slightly jammy. Underneath sits a soft, sugary fruitiness with a faint caramellic warmth. It reads as juicy and natural rather than sharp or chemical. The effect is rounded, mouth-watering and instantly recognisable as fruit.

NOTE POSITION: Top-Mid

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: Fruity · Gourmand

FACETS: Apple · Quince · Jammy · Sweet · Caramellic

TENACITY: Medium — around 4 to 8 hours on blotter

SILLAGE: Medium — diffusive and projecting at low dosage

Chemical Name : Ethyl 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-acetate

CAS Number : 6413-10-1

Synonyms : Fructone; Apple ester; 1,3-Dioxolane-2-acetic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester

Purity % : Typically 98%+ (verify with supplier CoA)

Appearance : Colourless to pale yellow clear liquid

Odor Threshold : Low (powerful at trace levels)

Solubility : Soluble in alcohol and oils; insoluble in water

Specific Gravity : Approx. 1.04–1.05 (verify with supplier CoA)

Flash Point : Approx. 96°C (verify with supplier CoA)

Type : Synthetic

Fine Fragrance ★★★★★

Excellent for building apple, pear and quince accords. Adds lift and sweetness to florals, chypres and modern fruity blends.

Attar & Oriental Blending ★★★★☆

Brightens heavy oud, amber and floral attars with a juicy fruit top. Use sparingly to avoid overpowering the base.

Functional Fragrance ★★★★☆

Reliable in soaps, detergents and shampoos thanks to good base stability. Holds its fruity character well in alkaline media.

Cosmetics ★★★★☆

Suitable for lotions, creams and bath products at low dosage. Gives a clean, fresh-fruit impression.

Home Fragrance ★★★★☆

Strong performer in reed diffusers and works in candles, though some volatility loss occurs at high temperatures.

EDP : 0.5 – 5%

EDT : 0.5 – 4%

Body Lotion : 0.2 – 1%

Shampoo/Body Wash: 0.2 – 1%

Candle : 1 – 4%

Reed Diffuser : 1 – 5%

Soap : 0.5 – 2%

IFRA: Fructone is not currently listed as a restricted or prohibited material under the IFRA Standards, so general good-practice limits apply.

⚠️ Always confirm current category limits at ifrafragrance.org before finalising export formulas.

⚠️ Acetals can hydrolyse in low-pH products — test stability in acidic bases.

Direct dosing — Add a small percentage straight into the accord to lift and sweeten fruit notes.

Pre-dilution — Use a 10% solution in alcohol or DPG for precise control in small batches.

Accord building — Combine with other fruit chemicals to construct realistic apple, pear or berry modules.

BEST PAIRINGS

Liffarome → Boosts green apple realism

Cis-3-Hexenol → Adds fresh-cut leafy lift

Damascone → Builds rich red-fruit roundness

Ethyl Maltol → Enhances sweet caramellic fruit

Hedione → Smooths and freshens the accord

AVOID: Overdosing, which turns the fruit flat and syrupy. Strongly acidic bases without prior stability testing.

I reach for Fructone whenever a fruit accord feels thin or unconvincing. A trace amount makes apple and pear notes smell ripe and juicy, and it lends a soft jammy roundness that flatters florals and gourmands alike.

ADVANCED TIP: Build a fruit-top module of Fructone with a touch of Cis-3-Hexenol and a Damascone, pre-blend at 10% in alcohol, then dose that single accord into your formula. This gives a controlled, natural-smelling apple lift without spiking any one raw material.

Physical State : Liquid

Skin Safety : Use diluted; follow IFRA good practice

Eye Contact : Avoid; rinse thoroughly if exposed

Ingestion : Not for ingestion; keep away from food

Ventilation : Use in a well-ventilated area

Storage : Cool, dark place, tightly sealed

Shelf Life : 2–3 years stored correctly

Container : Glass or HDPE; avoid reactive metals

Flammability : Combustible liquid; keep from heat and flame

Q: What does Fructone smell like?

A: Sweet, ripe apple and quince with a soft jammy, fruity warmth.

Q: How much Fructone should I use in perfume?

A: Start around 0.5–2% in the concentrate. It is powerful, so add gradually.

Q: Is Fructone vegan?

A: Yes. It is fully synthetic with no animal-derived materials.

Q: Is Fructone stable in soap?

A: Yes, it performs well in alkaline soap bases. Test acidic products separately as acetals can hydrolyse at low pH.

Q: Is Fructone natural or synthetic?

A: It is synthetic. There is no exact natural equivalent; it recreates a ripe-apple effect more powerfully and affordably than natural fruit extracts.