SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0183
Curry Spice Blend
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Character EDITORIAL
A curry spice blend smells warm, deep and layered, with earthy, toasted notes beside sharper pungency and touches of sweetness.
Words: spicy, warm, aromatic, mixed. Families: Temperature and texture, Sharp and bitter.
Met in: Kitchen, Market.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Scent compounds of curry powder oil (CLM-CURRY-001). Kakuyou Ogawa & Michiho Ito, Appetite-Enhancing Effects of Curry Oil, Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2016.
Molecules named in these claims: anethole, cinnamaldehyde, eugenol. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Curry Spice Blend (revision 4, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:curry-spice-blend. https://smellbook.com/smells/curry-spice-blend
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