Green

Daikon Radish

Note Profile

Botanical

About

Daikon radish is a note from the root of the daikon, a staple vegetable in East Asia. CO2 extraction or distillation captures its aroma without the pungency of the raw root. It smells crisp, watery and earthy, with vegetal and slightly spicy tones. It is clean and rooty, with a mild pepperiness. It is used as a heart or supporting top note.

Scent Profile

Daikon radish has a crisp, watery-earthy scent with subtle vegetal and slightly spicy nuances. It offers a clean, rooty freshness that can evoke both soil and cool, dewy greens. As it evolves, it reveals a mild pepperiness and a faintly sweet, airy undertone.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeHeart · ~5h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic, Elemental

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Daikon Radish names no single substance

Reconstructed

Not extracted; isothiocyanate character.

How the layers join

Origin

The scent is typically obtained through CO2 extraction or distillation of the daikon radish root, a staple vegetable in East Asia. The resulting extract captures the root's aromatic profile without the pungency of the raw vegetable.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use daikon radish primarily as a heart or supporting top note to impart a fresh, earthy dimension. It blends well with green, aquatic, and woody notes, and is valued for adding a naturalistic, garden-like effect to compositions.