Why does bacon smell so nice when it is cooking

Question: Why does bacon smell so nice when it is cooking
- Keywords:
  bacon,
  cook,
  smell
Asked by Eoin C to Yvonne, Elaine on 15 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by 4L3X.
- Yvonne Lenighan answered on 15 Nov 2017:
  
  Mmmmmm.. You are making me hungry!
  
  So bacon is a processed meat and it contains compounds such as hydrocarbons and aldehydes-when these compounds are heated along with the other compounds such as fat in the bacon they release the nice smell!

Question: Why does bacon smell so nice when it is cooking