Cardamom Aldehyde® FCC (BRI #381)

Bedoukian Research
Available
neat or unspecified
single substance

Short profile

Powerful spicy-aldehydic citrus note like freshly crushed cardamom pods, with herbs, chamomile, and mandarin.

citrus
cardamom
aldehydic
citrusy
spicy
herbal
mandarin

Effect in a formula

Top accent
Spice booster
Citrus/Herbal bridge

Gives a distinctive cardamom freshness to a wide variety of accords and connects citrus, herbs and spices.

Use and dosage

No publicly reliable numerical use range for this product grade. Sensorially test with dilution series and small steps.

No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.

Behaviour and performance

Note impact (source)Top
Diffusionhigh
Tenacity> 24 hours

Reported as stated by the source. Diffusion, tenacity and note impact are not combined into a single performance score.

Good areas of use

Citrus

Chemical context

CAS21662-09-9
FormulaC10H18O
Molecular weight154.25 g/mol
Vapour pressure0.08 mmHg at 20 °C (10.6658 Pa)
Relative VP bandvery_high

The Pa value is a unit conversion only, not a temperature normalisation. VP band and molecular weight are not translated into evaporation hours.

At 20 °C, a vapor pressure of 0.08 mmHg (≈ 10.67 Pa) was reported; relative physical band class: very_high. This is not a prediction of evaporation time, odor strength, diffusion, or skin/blotter duration.

Source: Bedoukian 2019 Fragrance Book – Cardamom Aldehyde® FCC (BRI #381)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-07