Nootkatone
Citrusgrapefruit
Nootkatone is an aroma compound in the citrus family, recognizable as grapefruit. It shows up in 1 ingredient in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyCitrus
Wheel notegrapefruit
Found in1 ingredient
PotencyExtremely potent; defines grapefruit at trace levels.
02What it smells like
Bitter, fresh grapefruit — the signature grapefruit note.
03Also found in· 3
grapefruityuzuvetiver
04In the kitchen
The hallmark of grapefruit; bitter-citrus and stable enough for a brief cook.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
grapefruit
06Found in these ingredients· 1
07Other citrus compounds· 11