base spicy

Cinnamaldehyde Substitutes & Alternatives

warm spicy cinnamon sweet balsamic honey leafy floral

Cinnamic Aldehyde delivers a powerful warm-spicy balsamic aroma with the characteristic sweet heat of cinnamon bark, honeyed undertones and subtle dry leafy-floral nuances.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (104-55-2) — the same core molecule sold under different trade names. They're close to interchangeable, but purity and isomer ratio can cause subtle differences in strength and character, so treat them as near-identical rather than exactly the same.

Cinnamic Aldehyde FCC CAS 104-55-2
Same molecule
Cinnamyl Aldehyde CAS 104-55-2
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Cinnamaldehyde

1.

CINNAMON LEAF EO CERT

75.7% match
base spicy
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon, spicy, sweet and warm

2.

Cassia Essential Oil

66.7% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, cinnamon, sweet and warm

3.

Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil

50.1% match
base floral
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, sweet, warm and cinnamon

4.

Cinnamon Bark

49.5% match
base spicy
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon, spicy, sweet and warm

5.

Methyl Amyl Ketone

48.8% match
top citrus
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, sweet and cinnamon

6.

Cinnamalva

45.3% match
base spicy Same position
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon and spicy

7.

Cinnamoxal

44.3% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon, spicy and sweet

8.

Cinnamyl Propionate

42.1% match
base balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, warm, spicy and cinnamon

9.

Cassia - China

40.1% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, sweet, cinnamon and warm

10.

Peru Balsam “Signature” Resinoid

38.2% match
base balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, cinnamon and spicy

11.

Cinnamon Ceylon Tincture 25%

37.9% match
base spicy
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon, spicy, warm and sweet

12.

CINNAMON SRI LANKA EO CERT

37.6% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon, spicy, warm and sweet

13.

Cinnamic alcohol

37.4% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon and spicy

14.

CINNAMON SRI LANKA SFE

36.0% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares cinnamon, spicy and sweet

15.

Cinnamon “Gold” Absolute

28.3% match
base spicy
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, cinnamon, warm and spicy