Fruitaleur

What Fruitaleur smells like

Bedoukian describes Fruitaleur as fruity-tropical and ethereal, with a touch of pear and pineapple, and says its notes of juicy pineapple, apple and blueberry work extremely well with fruity and green complexes. The Good Scents Company files it under ethyl 2-methyl-3-pentenoate, which it also calls cherry pentenoate. No independent description of this grade was found.

Leading note

Fruity tropical

Supporting facets

Pineapple

Faint facets

Pear, blueberry

Character

Ethereal, juicy

• fruity
• tropical
• pineapple
• pear
• ethereal
• red fruit

What makes Fruitaleur distinctive

An ethereal tropical fruit with pear and pineapple, Bedoukian's grade of cherry pentenoate.

How Fruitaleur is used

Used for juicy pineapple, apple, blueberry and red-fruit effects in fruity and green accords.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).

How Fruitaleur differs from similar materials

Cerezoate

Cerezoate is the 95% cis grade, which Bedoukian describes as powerful natural black cherry; Fruitaleur is an isomer mixture described as fruity-tropical with pear and pineapple.

Each difference compares the published descriptions of the two materials. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.

Formulation considerations

A mixture of isomers sold under the CAS number of its Bedoukian sibling Cerezoate, the 95% cis grade; the two are separate products.

Identity and classification

Type

Aroma chemical

Origin

Synthetic

Odour family

Fruity

Note position

Top note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

No CAS number is shown. The identity of Fruitaleur is taken from documentation by Bedoukian Research, The Good Scents Company; Bedoukian sells Fruitaleur as a mixture of ethyl 2-methyl-3-pentenoate isomers (at least 83%, sum of isomers) under the number its Cerezoate, the 95% cis grade, carries in this encyclopedia, so that number cannot identify it and is not published for this record. Without a verified number there is no formula, molecular weight or structure drawing either.

Safety and compliance

This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.

Materials it works with

• Cerezoate

  Aroma chemical · Fruity — black cherry, pineapple, apple, blueberry

• Ethyl 2-Methylbutyrate

  Aroma chemical · Fruity / Green — apple, fruity, juicy, green

• Fructone

  Aroma chemical · Fruity / Gourmand — apple, pineapple, fruity, sweet

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 1 published formula

Fruitaleur is an ingredient in 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.

• Cherry Accord

  Community Formula · Accord · listed as “Fruital eur”

Further reading

• Fruity Notes in Perfumery: Esters, Lactones and Ketones

  How fruit is built in perfumery from esters, lactones, ketones and sulfur materials, why 'C-14' is a lactone, dosage, stability and restrictions.

Questions about Fruitaleur

Sources

• The Good Scents Company — ethyl 2-methyl-3-pentenoate (Bedoukian Fruitaleur) — odour database.
• Bedoukian Research — Fruitaleur (BRI 9840) specification — manufacturer's description.
• Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 26 October 2026. Evidence: few published descriptions; treat the detail with caution. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.