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Sweet

Sweet: the impression of sweetness a smell gives, as of sugar, vanilla or honey.

On record here, the word is carried by Coumarin, butylphenyl methylpropional (p-BMHCA, Lilial), linalyl acetate, vanillin and others. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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Term
sweet
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family
a quality, not a family
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

a quality word used across families, so no family is given

confidence C

Definition
The impression of sweetness a smell gives, as of sugar, vanilla or honey.
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Also written
slightly sweet
as used

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the words the carriers below use for this term; each carrier names its own source

confidence B

Carried by
  • Coumarin (as used: “sweet”)
    documented

    Coumarin (46) has a sweet, slightly spicy, and hay-like scent

    KLE-1 · Kleoff et al. (2022). Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery · read 2026-09-30

    confidence A

  • linalyl acetate (as used: “slightly sweet”)
    house interpretation

    the house’s own reading, labelled as such

    the house essay’s words for the ester in fine lavender; no descriptor source is filed

    where the site says it: /materials, “Aquilaria malaccensis”

    confidence C

  • vanillin (as used: “sweet”)
    documented

    4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin) | CAS 121-33-5 | Odor quality: vanilla-like, sweet

    OT-1 · Kreissl et al. (2022). Leibniz-LSB@TUM Odorant Database, Version 1.2 · read 2026-09-30

    confidence A

  • sandalwood oil (as used: “sweet”)
    house interpretation

    the house’s own reading, labelled as such

    the house essay’s words; no descriptor source is filed

    where the site says it: /materials, “Lavandula angustifolia”

    confidence C

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Sources

  1. KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P. Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2022;18:754–768. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.76 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
  2. OT-1 · Kreissl J, Mall V, Steinhaus P, Steinhaus M. Leibniz-LSB@TUM Odorant Database, Version 1.2. Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich: Freising, Germany, 2022. www.leibniz-lsb.de/en/databases/leibniz-lsbtum-o… · read 2026-09-30 · free of charge; scientific use encouraged with full acknowledgement; systematic download or reproduction needs written permission (quoted, not reproduced)

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/sweet.json · version 3 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B