Methylcyclopentenolone has a sweet flavor somewhat similar to
licorice.
Methylcyclopentenolone has a sweet flavor somewhat similar to licorice. This compound is also reported to have a nutty
odor, and a maple-licorice aroma in dilute solution
WHITE TO OFF-WHITE POWDER
Reported formed during the dry distillation of wood; found also in the corresponding tar oil; identified in fenugreek. Also reported found in black currants, onion, wheat bread, cured and cooked pork, beer, cocoa, coffee, barley, filbert, almond,
sukiyaki, licorice, dried bonito and roasted chicory root
Sublimes and distills at atmospheric pressure with decomposition.
ChEBI: 3-Methyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione is a cyclic ketone.
Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: sweet, maple, bready, caramellic with nutty nuances.
3-Methyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione is present in coffee and is capable of scavenging peroxynitrite. It also has anti-inflammatory effects.