Terpene Flavor and Scent Description

β-Myrcene

Has an odor that is variously described as an aroma of hops, clove like, earthy, green-vegetative, citrus, fruity with tropical, mango and minty nuances.

α-Bisabolol

Has a weak, tangy, fresh and clean, citrus, floral, sweet aroma with a peppery note.

Camphene

Has a pungent, herbal, fir needle smell. It’s odor has been described as camphoraceous, cooling, piney woody with terpy nuances.

Camphor

Has a very characteristic odor for which the tree is named. The most recognizable product that contains the extracts of camphor are medicated chest rubs, which have the same distinct scent.

Δ-3-Carene

Has a medium strength, sweet, pungent citrus odor. It is a constituent of pine and cedar resin but is found in many other plants including rosemary.

Dextro-Carvone

Has a spicy, bready, caraway aroma.

β-Caryophyllene

Has a sweet, woody and dry clove odor and tastes pepper spicy with camphor and astringent citrus backgrounds.

Citronellol

Has a floral, rosy, sweet, citrus with green, fatty, terpene nuanced odor

p-Cymene

Has a musty tang of terpenes with an orange to carrot odor, although synthetic p-Cymene can have a turpentine-like odor.

Eucalyptol / 1,8-Cineole

Has the camphor-minty odor of eucalyptus. In fact, it is the main ingredient in oil of eucalyptus.

Eugenol

Causes the aromatic smell typical of cloves.

β-Fenchol

Has a camphorous, borneol, piney, woody, dry, sweet, lemon scent.

Geraniol

Has a medium strength, floral, sweet, rosy, fruity odor with citrus to citronella-like odor nuances. Its flavor is floral, rosy, waxy and perfumey with a fruity peach-like nuance.

Geranyl Acetate

Has a very strong, floral aroma with a fruity twist.

Guaiacol

Has a powerful, smoke-like, phenolic, spicy, woody somewhat medicinal odor. It has a sweet, powdery, musty, vanilla, floral, almond flavor.

α-Humulene

Has an aroma that has been described as bitter, medium woody, and hoppy.

Limonene

Is found in high amounts in cannabis resin as well as tropical fruit rinds and many other fruits and flowers.

Linalool

Has a floral scent reminiscent of spring flowers such as lily of the valley, but with spicy overtones.

Nerolidol

Has a mild, delicate odor that is floral, apple, rose, green and citrus-like with woody, waxy nuances.

Nerol

Has a strong, fresh, wet seashore to sweet rose odor.

α-Ocimene

Has a medium strength, fruity, floral aroma with a wet cloth note.

α-Phellandrene

Has a medium strength, terpenic, citrus, herbal, slightly green, black pepper-like odor.

α-Pinene

Is the familiar odor associated with pine trees and their resins.

β-Pinene

Has a woody-green pine-like smell.

Pulegone

Has a minty-camphor odor.

Sabinene

Has a medium strength, warm, oily-peppery, woody, herbaceous and spicy pine odor with citrus notes.

α-Terpineol

Has a lilac, citrus or apple blossom to lime odor.

Terpinolene

Has a medium strength, herbal aroma that has been described as fresh, woody, sweet and piney with a hint of citrus.

α-Terpinene

Has a refreshing, lemony-citrus aroma.

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