Hexenal
Herbalgrass
Hexenal is an aroma compound in the herbal family, recognizable as grass. It shows up in 7 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyHerbal
Wheel notegrass
Found in7 ingredients
PotencyVery potent; vividly green.
02What it smells like
Intense green-leaf, cut-grass.
03Also found in· 3
green leavestomato leafcucumber
04In the kitchen
A 'green leaf volatile' released when plants are bruised; sharply green.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
grass
06Found in these ingredients· 7
Kale
vegetable
Snow Peas
vegetable
Wax Beans
vegetable
Chicken Thigh
protein
Berry
fruit
Leafy Green
vegetable
Green Plum
fruit
07Other herbal compounds· 48
Alpha-PhellandreneApiinApiolApioleAscaridoleAsparagineBeta-PhellandreneBorneolCamphorCarvoneChlorophyllCineolecis-3-HexenalDill EtherDillapioleErucinEstragoleEucalyptolFarneseneHexanalHumuloneLactucinLinoleic AcidLuteinMentholMenthoneMenthyl AcetateMethoxypyrazinesMyrceneNonadienalNonadienolOcimeneOleic AcidPerillaldehydePhellandrenePhthalidesPinenePolyphenolsPulegoneQuercetinRutinTerpinen-4-olTerpineneTerpinoleneThujoneα-Pineneβ-Pineneγ-Terpinene