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Jasmine

Jasmine: the smell of jasmine flowers: rich, sweet and floral, with a heady depth.

On record here, the word is carried by Benzyl acetate. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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Term
jasmine
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family
floral
perfumery convention

Classification of 1. top notes: a) citrus, b) aldehydic, c) fruity, d) green and e) herbaceous/herbal, 2. heart notes: a) floral light, b) floral green, c) floral fresh, d), floral fruity, e) floral heavy and f) floral woody and 3. bottom notes: a) aromatic, b) balsamic, c) moss/leather/animalic, d) musk, e) amber and f) wood.

ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A · read 2026-09-30

the family name as the published classification the review gives (top, heart and bottom notes) spells it

confidence B

Definition
The smell of jasmine flowers: rich, sweet and floral, with a heady depth.
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Carried by
  • Benzyl acetate (as used: “jasmine”)
    documented

    Benzyl acetate was the primary benzenoid ester, which exhibits a distinct jasmine aroma

    JAS-2 · Yassen MS, Ayoub IM, El-Ahmady SH, Singab ANB · read 2026-09-30

    the study: "exhibits a distinct jasmine aroma"

    confidence A

Related terms
In teaching accords

Sources

  1. ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A. Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2019;15:2590–2602. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.252 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
  2. JAS-2 · Yassen MS, Ayoub IM, El-Ahmady SH, Singab ANB. Comparative analysis of flower volatiles from four Jasminum species growing in Egypt using multivariate analysis. Sci Rep. 2026;16(1):8947. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39688-w · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/jasmine.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B