base gourmand

5-Methyl Furfural Substitutes & Alternatives

sweet warm spicy caramel nutty roasted coffee maple

Sweet, spicy, warm caramellic odor with maple, roasted coffee, baked bread, toasted sugar and pastry nuances.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (620-02-0) — 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.

Pastry Carbaldehyde CAS 620-02-0
Same molecule

15 substitutes for 5-Methyl Furfural

1.

Strawberry Furanone Ethyl Ether

76.3% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares caramel, sweet and roasted

2.

Tonka Bean - Key Accord

65.7% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, caramel and almond

3.

Ylang Oliffac 0612

64.8% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares sweet and spicy

4.

Maltol (Crystals)

64.7% match
base gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares sweet and caramel

5.

Furfural

64.5% match
middle gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, caramel and almond

6.

Sotolone (Caramel Furanone)

63.4% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares caramel and sweet

7.

Cognac - Key Accord

62.3% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, caramel and spicy

8.

Fenugreek “Signature” Absolute

62.2% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares caramel, sweet, spicy and roasted

9.

Methyl Cyclo Pentenolone

61.1% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares caramel and sweet

10.

Ethyl Cyclopentenolone

61.1% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares caramel and sweet

11.

Rich Amber

60.4% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, caramel, almond and spicy

12.

Opoponax (Sweet Myrrh)

59.4% match
heart balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, caramel and spicy

13.

Amaretto Saronno

57.4% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares caramel, almond and sweet

14.

Acetophenone (phenyl methyl ketone)

56.2% match
middle floral
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, almond and cherry

15.

Maltol Isobutyrate

56.2% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares sweet and caramel