# Maple Lactone

Source: https://dupehacking.com/ingredients/maple-lactone
CAS: 765-70-8



Maple Lactone is a powerhouse aroma chemical, prized for its rich, caramellic warmth with a distinctive licorice twist. It adds depth to gourmand compositions and enhances classic fragrance families like fougères and chypres, where it can partially replace coumarin to create a warmer, more rounded profile. According to Arctander, Maple Lactone delivers a sweet, spicy caramel effect with nutty, walnut-like undertones, alongside subtle hints of celery and tobacco. It pairs beautifully with tonka, tobacco, new-mown hay, and celery seed oil, reinforcing their warmth and extending longevity. For perfumers, we offer Maple Lactone in pure crystal form or diluted to 10% in DPG, ensuring ease of use … — Fraterworks

## How the catalogue uses it
- Appears in 11 formulas.
- Dose: 0.02% to 2.28%, average 1.00%.
- Most at home in: Amber Vanilla, Amber, Oriental Woody.
- Usually weighed alongside: Iso E Super, Hedione, Ethyl Vanillin, Ethyl Maltol, Ethylene Brassylate, Vanillin.


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