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Gourmandy Notes

Sugar

Sugar has a sweet, crystalline, and gourmand scent profile. It evokes a clean, pure sweetness reminiscent of candied or caramelized notes. In perfumery, it can range from a light, airy sweetness to a deeper, more intense caramel-like warmth.
Origin and Extraction
Sugar is primarily derived from sugar cane or sugar beets through a process of extraction, crystallization, and refinement. In perfumery, sugar notes are typically created through synthetic aroma compounds that mimic the sweet, pure essence of sugar.
History and Culture
While sugar itself is not traditionally a perfume ingredient, the concept of sweet, edible scents has been popular in perfumery since the late 20th century. The gourmand fragrance trend, which began in the 1990s with Thierry Mugler's Angel, revolutionized perfumery by introducing food-inspired scents that capture the essence of sweetness and comfort.
Chemistry and Molecular Structure
In perfumery, sugar notes are typically created using synthetic compounds like ethyl maltol, which has a molecular structure that mimics the sweet, caramel-like essence of sugar. These compounds interact with other fragrance molecules to create a complex, sweet scent profile.

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