Used primarily as a flavor and fragrance additive due to its intense cucumber-like, melon, and citrus aroma. It enhances fresh, green notes in perfumes, soaps, and detergents, providing a natural and uplifting scent. In food applications, it is used in trace amounts to impart fresh cucumber or melon flavors in beverages, dairy products, and processed foods. Its strong olfactory impact makes it valuable in creating realistic fruit and vegetable aroma profiles. Often used in combination with other aldehydes and aroma chemicals to achieve balanced and complex sensory effects.