We all know those smells that when you get a whiff of it, you right away know what it is, heck it might even be a reminder of something special in your life! Example, when I smell freshly baked bread it reminds me of my hometown Kitchener, because we have Weston’s Bakery and that smell will drift through the city.

A study done by Yale University, had 200 people identify 80 common aromas and these are the twenty most recognizable smells:

 

  1. Coffee
  2. Peanut butter
  3. Vicks VapoRub
  4. Chocolate
  5. Wintergreen oil
  6. Baby powder
  7. Cigarette butts
  8. Mothballs
  9. Dry cat food
  10. Beer
  11. Ivory bar soap
  12. Juicy Fruit gum
  13. Orange
  14. Cinnamon
  15. Lemon
  16. Tuna
  17. Banana
  18. Crayons
  19. Cheese
  20. Bleach

 

Source: Crayola