What is Geosmin?
Geosmin is an organic compound that smells and tastes quite earthy. The word geosmin in fact signifies ‘earth smell.’ A fascinating little bit of trivia concerning this compound is the fact that humans possess a perceptive ability to hunt the scent out in a mix of other smells. In other words, they’re able to smell it when there are only small amounts of it in the air. It is the reason beets taste of earth and that specific fish have a much more earthy scent than the usual fishy smell. It’s the enzyme that is accountable for the way in which mud smells.