• Intense sweet gourmand note with caramel-strawberry warmth
• Adds realistic sweetness and edible effect to fruity or creamy perfumes
• Ideal for candy perfumes, body sprays, fruity gourmands, and dessert blends
• Excellent in oil perfumes, roll-ons, solids, and spray mists
• Long-lasting and potent—even small doses create a strong impression

Furaneol, also known as Strawberry Furanone, is a powerful gourmand aroma chemical with a rich, caramelized, strawberry-sugar scent. It smells like warm cotton candy, cooked sugar, burnt caramel, and ripe berries, making it an essential ingredient in gourmand perfumes, dessert-inspired blends, and fun, youthful fragrance creations.

Highly diffusive even in trace amounts, Furaneol brings depth, sweetness, and fruity warmth to top and heart notes, often used in combination with vanillin, ethyl maltol, and fruity esters.

INCI Name: Furaneol (Strawberry Furanone)

CAS Number: 3658-77-3

Molecular Formula: C6H8O3

Appearance: Pale to dark yellow viscous liquid or crystalline solid

Odor Description: Warm strawberry sugar, caramel, cotton candy, fruity

Purity: 98%+

Boiling Point: ~170°C

Flash Point: ~102°C

Density: ~1.27 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and DPG; limited solubility in oils

Recommended Usage Level: 0.01%–1% in concentrate

Category: Sweet-Gourmand Modifier – Heart Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.05–0.5% in gourmand florals, fruity bases, and dessert-style perfumes to add candy-like warmth and fun.

💡 To give your perfume a candy-sweet twist 🍓🍬, use 0.05–0.5% Furaneol in your oil or alcohol-based blend.

🍦 Combine with vanillin or ethyl maltol for creamy dessert accords.

🍓 Add to fruity florals or peony bases for youthful, juicy depth.

🌰 Pair with tonka, heliotropin, or coumarin to create warm edible drydowns.

🔄 Let the formula age 3–7 days—Furaneol settles beautifully and blends deeper.

⚠️ Very strong—use in trace amounts to avoid turning the blend overly sugary.

Q1: What does Furaneol smell like?

It smells like burnt sugar, ripe strawberries, caramel, and cotton candy—warm, sweet, and very gourmand.

Q2: Is it natural or synthetic?

Furaneol occurs naturally in strawberries, pineapple, and honey, but is used in synthetic form in perfumery for strength and stability.

Q3: Can it be used in oil perfumes and attars?

Yes, but it’s best dissolved in DPG or alcohol first due to its limited oil solubility.

Q4: What types of perfumes benefit most from it?

Ideal for gourmands, fruity florals, body mists, teen fragrances, and playful feminine scents.

Q5: What does it blend well with?

Best with ethyl maltol, vanillin, tonka, heliotropin, aldehydes, fruity esters, and musks.