β-Ionone
Floralviolet
β-Ionone is an aroma compound in the floral family, recognizable as violet. It shows up in 9 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyFloral
Wheel noteviolet
Found in9 ingredients
PotencyExtremely potent; very low threshold.
02What it smells like
Powdery violet with a woody, raspberry edge.
03Also found in· 4
violetraspberrycarrotroses
04In the kitchen
Forms as carotenoids break down; the violet note in raspberries and aged wine.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
violet
06Found in these ingredients· 9
Pumpkin
vegetable
Tomato Sauce
liquid
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
spice
Broccolini
vegetable
Red Bell Pepper
vegetable
Leafy Green
vegetable
Cherry Tomato
vegetable
Tomato Passata
vegetable
Ancho Chili Powder
spice
07Other floral compounds· 14