2,3-Heptanedione has a powerful, cheesy, pungent odor with a
sweet, oily character and a sweet, buttery taste. This substance
may be synthesized from butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone,
or methyl-n-amyl ketone.
Powerful, cheesy,pungent odor with a sweet,oily character;sweet,buttery taste.
Reported found in tomato, rum, soybean, mushroom and fermented soya hydrolysate (shoyu)
2,3-HEPTANEDIONE is used as food flavorings. Primarily used in flavorings for cream, cheese, nuts, rum, and similar products.
ChEBI: 2,3-Heptanedione is an alpha-diketone.
From butyl acetoacetate, ethyl butyl ketone or methyl-n-amyl ketone.
