SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0004
Orange Peel
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Character EDITORIAL
Orange peel smells bright, juicy and zesty, with a sharp burst of citrus at the moment the skin is broken.
Words: citrus, bright, bitter, green. Families: Fresh and clean, Sharp and bitter.
States: fresh (EDITORIAL). A state says how an entry is met, such as wet, aged or roasted. It does not create a new smell, and it adds no scientific fact by itself: states marked EDITORIAL come from the entry's own records, and only those marked VERIFIED are reported by a VERIFIED claim.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Volatile compounds of citrus rind oils (CLM-CITRUS-001). M. Carmen González-Mas et al., Volatile Compounds in Citrus Essential Oils: A Comprehensive Review, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019.
- Aroma-active compounds of sweet orange peel oil (CLM-ORANGEPEEL-001). Yu Qiao et al., Characterization of Aroma Active Compounds in Fruit Juice and Peel Oil of Jinchen Sweet Orange Fruit (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) by GC-MS and GC-O, Molecules, 2008.
Molecules named in these claims: decanal, ethyl butanoate, linalool, myrcene, octanal, α-pinene. 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). Orange Peel (revision 4, 2026-10-14). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:orange-peel. https://smellbook.com/smells/orange-peel
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