Red berries

What it brings

A juicy, gourmand sparkle.

Origins and uses

The red berries of perfumery, raspberry, strawberry, redcurrant or blackcurrant together, yield no usable essence: their note is an accord recreated by the perfumer. Among the molecules behind it is raspberry ketone, the main aroma compound of red raspberries, also found in cranberries and blackberries. It is so scarce in the fruit, one to four milligrams per kilo, that it is made by synthesis for food flavourings and, more rarely, for perfumes and cosmetics.

In perfumery, the red berry accord brings a juicy, tangy, sweet note, cheerful and colourful. It sits mainly at the top, where it brightens roses, woods and gourmand accords.

In our catalogue, red berries open Sintra by Memo Paris, I Woody Floral by Clive Christian and Drunk Lovers by Born To Stand Out, and accompany rose in the heart of Melón Malo, from the same house.