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Do you have a complete list of the most recognizable smells poll?

While we do not have the entire list, the twenty most recognizable, in order, are:

  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

These results are from a study performed by Yale University, in which 200 people were asked to identify 80 common aromas.

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