Note · Citrus
Pomelo
Citrus maxima
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The largest of citrus fruits and an ancestor of grapefruit, pomelo offers a fresh, juicy, less bitter note with a floral sweetness.
What it brings
A soft, juicy freshness up top.
Origins and uses
The name pomelo can be confusing. In English, "pomelo" refers to Citrus maxima, the largest of citrus fruits, with a thick peel, native to Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia); in French, this fruit is also called "pamplemousse". The common grapefruit, Citrus × paradisi, is a hybrid of it with the sweet orange, which appeared later in the Americas and has juicier flesh.
In perfumery, the pomelo note brings a juicy freshness, less bitter than grapefruit, with an almost floral sweetness. It sits at the top, where it brightens florals and citrus fragrances. As with other citrus fruits, the essence is obtained by expressing the peel, or the note is recreated.
In our catalogue, pomelo opens Osmanthus by Ormonde Jayne, with davana and pimento berry, before the osmanthus heart with its apricot accents.
Text written with the help of AI, based on reference sources: encyclopedias, raw-material manufacturers and official information from the fragrance houses.
Material profile
- Family
- Citrus
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Citrus maxima
- Origin
- Southeast Asia.
- How it is obtained
- Cold expressionRecomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances