Compound Monograph

Furfural

A simple aromatic aldehyde with a warm, almond-bready scent, formed when plant sugars break down; it occurs in trace amounts in many plant oils and roasted or distilled botanicals.

Classification

Furfural is one of the other constituents. Compounds outside the major chemical classes — nucleosides, simple amines, mixed volatile oils, and as-yet uncategorised constituents.

Where Does It Come From? (2)

Furfural is one of the other constituents, found in Coffee and Iris.