SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0153
Grape
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Character EDITORIAL
Grapes smell fresh and juicy, with a clean sweetness that ranges widely by variety.
Words: fruity, fresh, sweet, juicy. Families: Fresh and clean, Sweet, fruity and floral.
Met in: Market.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Impact odorants of red grape juice (CLM-GRAPE-001). Yorgos Kotseridis & Raymond Baumes, Identification of Impact Odorants in Bordeaux Red Grape Juice, in the Commercial Yeast Used for Its Fermentation, and in the Produced Wine, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2000.
Molecules named in these claims: (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal, decanal, methional. 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). Grape (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:grape. https://smellbook.com/smells/grape
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