SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0059
Honey
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Character EDITORIAL
Honey smells sweet and warm with a soft floral note and a waxy, slightly animal depth.
Words: sweet, floral, warm, waxy. Families: Temperature and texture, Sweet, fruity and floral.
Met in: Market.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Volatile compounds behind honey aroma (CLM-HONEY-001). Christy E. Manyi-Loh, Roland N. Ndip & Anna M. Clarke, Volatile Compounds in Honey: A Review on Their Involvement in Aroma, Botanical Origin Determination and Potential Biomedical Activities, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2011.
- Key aroma compounds of rape honey (CLM-HONEY-002). Brigitte Ruisinger & Peter Schieberle, Characterization of the Key Aroma Compounds in Rape Honey by Means of the Molecular Sensory Science Concept, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2012.
Molecules named in these claims: (E)-β-damascenone, 3-phenylpropanoic acid, 4-vinylguaiacol, anisaldehyde, phenylacetic acid. 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). Honey (revision 4, 2026-10-14). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:honey. https://smellbook.com/smells/honey
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