This aromatic organic compound is a colorless liquid with a sweet almond odour. Valencias almonds, sugar, honey, sweet almond oil, bitter almonds and egg white. Sunflower, sweet almond and grape seed oils have viscosities midway between these extremes. When the flowers are newly opened they have a strong sweet almond fragrance. For instance, many sweet almond tofus are actually gelatinous desserts hardened using agar or gelatin.