3-Phenylpropyl cinnamate has a sweet, heavy, floral-fruity odor with a balsamic note. It has a sweet flavor suggestive
of cocoa.
3-Phenylpropyl cinnamate is occasionally used in perfume compositions, mainly as a fixativelblender in Mimosa, Rose, Oriental bases, floral and balsamic types, etc. It blends excellently with the Ionones and Methylionones, Labdanum, Castoreum, Styrax, etc., for heavy and lasting fragrances. It is also used to some extentin flavor compositions, e. g. in imitation Apricot, Butter, Caramel, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coconut, in Grape types, fruit and spice blends, etc. The concentration used is equivalent to about 1 to 5 ppm in the finished product.
