Both. Something can smell like a fruit or it can taste like one.
They use chemicals called esters which have a fruity taste and smell.
The chanterelle is a mushroom. They have a fruity smell similar to apricots but have a peppery taste.
A fruity urine smell is normally indicative of diabetes. The fruity smell is attributed to the presence of ketones in urine.
A fruity smell or taste is an observable characteristic of many esters.
This reminds me of a can of blueberries. The ones that smell (and taste) like the metal can as much as they do blueberries. Needless to say it was a
Esters have a sweet fruity smell because they contain an oxygen atom that interacts with receptors in our nose, activating our sense of smell. The specific arrangement and types of chemical bonds in esters give them their characteristic fruity aroma.
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Oranges taste and smell like Octyl acetate, or octyl ethanoate. It is an organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)7O2CCH3. It is an ester as are most fruity odours . The smell of an orange is similar to Limonene (a cyclic terpene).
I can smell my hand lotion. It smells of fruity herbal tea that has no sugar.
esters with pleasant fruity smell are formed.
Yes, many esters have a pleasant, fruity smell. Indeed, many of the smells we associate with fruit are caused by their ester content. Ethyl ethanoate smells of ripe pears and isoamyl acetate is reminiscent of bananas. However, not all are fruity. Methyl salicylate smells of antiseptic.
The smell of ethyl acetate is an example of fruity odour.