Picrocrocin
Earthy
Picrocrocin is an aroma compound in the earthy family. It shows up in 1 ingredient in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyEarthy
Wheel note—
Found in1 ingredient
PotencyA bitter tastant; precursor to saffron aroma.
02What it smells like
Bitter with a hay-saffron edge — chiefly a bitter taste.
03Also found in· 1
saffron
04In the kitchen
Saffron's bitter principle; on drying it breaks down into the aroma compound safranal.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
06Found in these ingredients· 1
07Other earthy compounds· 24