Limonene
Citruslemon
Limonene is an aroma compound in the citrus family, recognizable as lemon. It shows up in 68 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyCitrus
Wheel notelemon
Found in68 ingredients
PotencyPotent top-note — the first thing you smell in citrus.
02What it smells like
Bright, clean citrus peel — fresh lemon and orange zest.
03Also found in· 4
citrus peeldillcarawayjuniper
04In the kitchen
Concentrated in zest and peel oils; very volatile, so add zest late and off the heat.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
lemon
06Found in these ingredients· 68
Fennel
vegetable
Serrano Pepper
vegetable
Lemongrass
herb
Dill Pickles
acid
Lemon
acid
Lime
acid
Orange
acid
Apricot
fruit
Currant
fruit
Guava
fruit
Tangerine
acid
Clementine
acid
Blood Orange
acid
Meyer Lemon
acid
Kumquat
acid
Lemon Extract
spice
Orange Marmalade
sweetener
Sweet Pickle Relish
acid
07Other citrus compounds· 11