Maple furanone is a potent flavoring compound that tastes like maple.
Keyword:
Maple
Keyword:
Caramel
Keyword:
Flavoring compound
IUPAC name:
5-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone
Layman's explanation:
Maple furanone, or Ethyl Fenugreek Lactone, is an extremely potent flavoring compound that smells and tastes like sweet maple caramel. It naturally occurs in soy sauce, but it is an additive for caramel, coffee, maple, chicken and foods containing smoked flavors. The threshold for maple furanone is 0.00001 ppb or 1 part in 10^15. Therefore, it is one of the most potent flavor chemicals yet to be discovered and this makes it a valuable flavoring material.
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