2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-4-HYDROXY-3[2H]-FURANONE NATURAL
FEMA: 3623
CAS: 27538-09-6
PRODUCT CODE: NE4000
Odour profile: Sweet Caramel, Candy, Butterscotch
Flavours: Sweet, Caramellic, Burnt Sugar, Fruity
Homofuraneol, also known as HEMF, offers sweet caramel and butterscotch character with burnt-sugar and fruity facets. Riverside Aromatics supplies this EU Natural grade for flavour development requiring a natural ingredient.
Flavour character and applications
Evaluate Homofuraneol in caramel, butterscotch, confectionery and cooked-sugar flavour compositions. Its sweet aromatic character can also be considered within more complex savoury blends. The desired result depends on the surrounding ingredients, use level and finished application.
A note from flavour chemistry
HEMF has been studied as a characteristic aroma compound in soy sauce and soybean paste. Researchers investigating yeast formation of HEMF describe its caramel-like aroma, showing how a sweet-smelling molecule can also be part of a fermented savoury food.
HEMF and fermented-food aroma research. These observations concern food chemistry and the molecule; they do not identify the origin or manufacturing process of Riverside’s supplied material.
Grade selection and technical information
This page covers Natural Homofuraneol, product code NE4000. Compare the Synthetic Homofuraneol grade. Explore our furanone flavour ingredients and EU Natural ingredient range.
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