Methanethiol
Fermentedaged cheese
Methanethiol is an aroma compound in the fermented family, recognizable as aged cheese. It shows up in 1 ingredient in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyFermented
Wheel noteaged cheese
Found in1 ingredient
PotencyExtremely potent; very low threshold.
02What it smells like
Pungent rotten-cabbage sulfur; savory in trace.
03Also found in· 2
aged cheesecooked cabbage
04In the kitchen
A key washed-rind cheese note; potent and divisive, brothy at low levels.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
aged cheese
06Found in these ingredients· 1
07Other fermented compounds· 20