Volume 93 Issue 40
Issue Date: October 12, 2015
p. 38Issue Date: October 12, 2015
Periodic Graphics: The Chemistry Of Pumpkins
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning carves up the seasonal squash to reveal the molecules behind their color, aroma, and taste
Department: Science & Technology
News Channels: Organic SCENE
Keywords: pumpkin, Halloween, aroma, pumpkin spice flavor, canned, cinnamon, eugenol, coffee furanone
News Channels: Organic SCENE
Keywords: pumpkin, Halloween, aroma, pumpkin spice flavor, canned, cinnamon, eugenol, coffee furanone
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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To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/pumpkins.
Credit: Andy Brunning/Compound Interest

To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/pumpkins.
Credit: Andy Brunning/Compound Interest
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- Cinnamaldehyde: (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enal
- Eugenol: 4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol
- Coffee furanone: 2-Methyldihydrofuran-3(2H)-one
- Furfural: Furan-2-carbaldehyde
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