Jabuticaba
A fruity accord evoking Brazil's dark-purple jabuticaba, adding juicy, rounded softness.
Fruity
About Jabuticaba
Jabuticaba is a round fruit much loved in Brazil, with thin, purple-black skin and soft white flesh. Several species in the genus Plinia share the common name, and markets sell varieties that range from sweet to noticeably tart. In perfumery, the name points to an evoked impression of the fruit rather than to any single botanical species or a specific extract.
Scent Profile
In perfumery, jabuticaba suggests **juicy, rounded fruit**. Alongside the tart impressions of raspberry or cassis, it can add the softness of plump fruit flesh, connecting bright, tangy notes with a gentler sweetness. That interplay between ripe fruit and lively freshness is a useful way to read the accord.
Use in Perfumery
Manufacturer descriptions have listed jabuticaba in an opening alongside wild raspberry and cassis, where it helps set a bright, berry-led mood. It blends naturally with other berries and fresh florals such as jasmine. It can also lend a rounded, edible softness when a composition leans toward gourmand sweetness like cotton candy.
Did You Know?
Jabuticaba fruits grow directly on the trunk and thick branches of the tree, so a tree in fruit can look as if its bark is studded with dark marbles.