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Fermentation-derived fragrance molecules

Perfume ingredients produced by yeast, bacteria, or fungi fermenting plant sugars, rather than botanical extraction or petrochemical synthesis.

Where it's used

Bio-synthetic perfumes
A thin category — finished consumer perfume brands built around fermentation-derived or biotech-sourced fragrance molecules, distinct from the B2B fragrance-molecule supplier layer — three confirmed brands after two screening passes that repeatedly caught false confirmations from generic ingredient-database hits.
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