Periodic Graphics: Scents Of The Season 

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explores the molecular basis of holiday smells

Department: Science & Technology
Keywords: holiday, aroma, cinnamon, cloves, pine, pinene, roasted chestnuts, eugenol, syringol, furfural, gingerbread, zingerone

Periodic Graphics is a collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, chemistry educator and author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest. To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. Check out all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics here.

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Comments

Zahir (December 17, 2014 7:02 PM)

An excellent article. You should publish something more on Spices and fOOD Flavouring materials such as Saffron, etc.
Thank you again.

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