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Q.A compound used as pistachio flavour in ice cream is ______.

(a) vanillin
(b) acetophenone
(c) muscone
(d) butyraldehyde
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Acetophenone is the aromatic ketone used to give a pistachio-like flavour to ice cream.

Among natural/synthetic carbonyl flavouring compounds, vanillin gives vanilla flavour, muscone gives a musky perfume note, and butyraldehyde gives a buttery/rancid-butter note. Acetophenone (C6H5COCH3C_6H_5COCH_3), a simple aromatic methyl ketone, has a sweet, almond/pistachio-like odo …

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