2-ACETYLPYRAZINE, NATURAL
FEMA: 3126
CAS: 22047-25-2
PRODUCT CODE: NP0100
Odour profile: Intense, Warm, Toasted Popcorn, Roasted Nuts, Nutty & Bready with a slight cocoa/chocolate nuance.
2-Acetylpyrazine provides roasted, nutty and popcorn-like character, with bread-crust, hazelnut, chocolate and coffee facets. Riverside Aromatics supplies this EU Natural grade for formulations requiring a natural ingredient.
Flavour character and applications
It is a useful ingredient to evaluate when building toasted cereal, popcorn, nut, bakery, cocoa or coffee flavour directions. It can supply a roasted aromatic layer within a larger composition; the desired balance depends on the application and the other ingredients present.
A note from flavour chemistry
A popcorn study quantified acetylpyrazine alongside other roast-smelling compounds in different samples. This gives a food-chemistry context for its familiar toasted profile, while showing that popcorn aroma is a combination of several molecules.
Popcorn roast-aroma research. This food-chemistry information concerns the molecule; it does not identify the origin or manufacturing process of Riverside’s supplied material.
Grade selection and technical information
This page covers Natural 2-Acetylpyrazine, product code NP0100. Compare the Synthetic 2-Acetylpyrazine grade. Explore our pyrazine aroma chemicals and EU Natural ingredient range.
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