2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone – Sweet Caramel & Toasted Bread Flavor Ingredient (FEMA 4101)-1

2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, also known as Cream Furanone or Mango Ketone, is a premium aroma ingredient widely valued in the flavor industry for its rich, complex, and multi-dimensional sensory profile. With CAS 14400-67-0 and FEMA 4101, this compound delivers a distinctive combination of sweet, caramel, toasted bread-like notes, complemented by hints of butter, maple, apple, and cocoa. This unique blend of aromas makes it an essential component for a wide range of professional flavor formulations.

This product complies with GB29938-2020, ensuring consistent purity and reliable performance. It appears as a yellow liquid with a minimum content (by GC) of 98%, reflecting high purity and concentration. The relative density at 20°C ranges from 1.041 to 1.057, and the refractive index at 20°C falls between 1.470 and 1.480.

Expanded Applications (Product Uses):

2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone is widely used across multiple food and beverage segments due to its warm, sweet, and versatile aromatic character.

Beverages

In coffee, tea, hot chocolate, malted drinks, and fruit-based beverages, this ingredient adds depth and richness. The caramel and toasted bread notes enhance roasted profiles, while the butter and maple hints provide a smooth, comforting sweetness.

Candy and Confectionery

For hard candies, caramels, toffees, butterscotch, and chocolate confections, cream furanone delivers a stable, long-lasting sweet and caramel character. The cocoa nuance makes it particularly suitable for chocolate-based sweets.

Biscuits and Cookies

In biscuits, cookies, crackers, and pie crusts, this compound enhances baked, toasted, and buttery notes, contributing to a more authentic and full-bodied bakery profile. The maple and apple hints add subtle fruity sweetness.

Bread and Bakery Products

For bread, rolls, muffins, and sweet doughs, mango ketone provides a warm toasted bread-like aroma that mimics freshly baked qualities, improving overall sensory appeal.

Dairy Products

In yogurt, ice cream, puddings, custards, and cream fillings, 2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone enhances butter, caramel, and sweet cream notes, delivering a clean, well-rounded dairy profile.

Fruit Flavors

The apple and mango (as suggested by the name Mango Ketone) nuances make this ingredient useful in tropical fruit, apple, pear, and stone fruit flavor systems, adding a sweet, cooked-fruit complexity.

Tobacco Flavors

This compound is also used in tobacco flavor systems, where it contributes sweet, caramel, and slightly roasted notes, improving smoothness and richness.