Citronellal
Citruslime
Citronellal is an aroma compound in the citrus family, recognizable as lime. It shows up in 2 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyCitrus
Wheel notelime
Found in2 ingredients
PotencyStrong, fresh top-note.
02What it smells like
Fresh, green citrus with a lime-and-citronella lift.
03Also found in· 3
lemongrasslemon balmkaffir lime leaf
04In the kitchen
Released by bruising the leaves; volatile, so add it toward the end.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
lime
06Found in these ingredients· 2
07Other citrus compounds· 11