Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline abbreviated 2AP with the IUPAC name 1-(34-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-yl)ethanone is an aroma compound and flavor that gives white bread jasmine rice and basmati rice the spice pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) and bread flowers (Vallaris glabra) their typical smell. 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline and its structural homolog 6-acetyl-2345-tetrahydropyridine of similar smell can be formed by Maillard reactions during heating of food such as the baking of bread dough.
