Butter

Permanent ID: smellbook:smell:butter · updated 2026-10-06, revision 3

Character EDITORIAL

Rich, creamy and gently warm, butter smells soft and rounded with a mild dairy sweetness.

Words: creamy, rich, soft, warm. Families: Temperature and texture.

Met in: Kitchen.

Evidence

Scientific evidence

Key odorants of butter (CLM-BUTTER-001). Silvia Mallia, Felix Escher & Hedwig Schlichtherle-Cerny, Aroma-active compounds of butter: a review, European Food Research and Technology, 2007.

Molecules named in these claims: 2,3-butanedione, butanoic acid, δ-decalactone. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.

Cite

SmellBook. (2026). Butter (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:butter. https://smellbook.com/smells/butter

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