Hexanal
Herbalgrass
Hexanal is an aroma compound in the herbal family, recognizable as grass. It shows up in 61 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyHerbal
Wheel notegrass
Found in61 ingredients
PotencyPotent; green and fresh.
02What it smells like
Fresh-cut grass and green apple.
03Also found in· 4
cut grassgreen leavesapplebeans
04In the kitchen
Forms when leaves are cut or fats oxidize — the smell of fresh-mown grass.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
grass
06Found in these ingredients· 61
Broccoli
vegetable
Cauliflower
vegetable
Zucchini
vegetable
Green Beans
vegetable
Radish
vegetable
Brussels Sprouts
vegetable
Scallion
vegetable
Yellow Squash
vegetable
Pumpkin
vegetable
Turnip
vegetable
Rutabaga
vegetable
Okra
vegetable
Watercress
vegetable
Arugula
vegetable
Swiss Chard
vegetable
Collard Greens
vegetable
Snap Peas
vegetable
Wax Beans
vegetable
07Other herbal compounds· 48
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