Diacetyl
Dairybutter
Diacetyl is an aroma compound in the dairy family, recognizable as butter. It shows up in 39 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyDairy
Wheel notebutter
Found in39 ingredients
PotencyVery potent; reads buttery even in traces.
02What it smells like
Rich, buttery, popcorn-like.
03Also found in· 4
butterbuttermilkcultured creamsome beers
04In the kitchen
The buttery note of cultured dairy and browned butter; forms during fermentation.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
butter
06Found in these ingredients· 39
Butter
fat
Unsalted Butter
fat
Salted Butter
fat
Skim Milk
dairy
Heavy Whipping Cream
dairy
Sour Cream
dairy
Cream Cheese
dairy
Plain Yogurt
dairy
Greek Yogurt
dairy
Cheddar Cheese
dairy
Mozzarella Cheese
dairy
Ricotta Cheese
dairy
Brie Cheese
dairy
Camembert Cheese
dairy
Monterey Jack Cheese
dairy
Pepper Jack Cheese
dairy
Cottage Cheese
dairy
Mascarpone
dairy
07Other dairy compounds· 8