Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 121.
Colorless liquid
Soluble 0.3% in water. Soluble in alcohol and oils.
Powerful sweet odor, reminiscent of freshly crushed bitter almonds.
Burning, but sweet taste in proper dilution.
Sometimes used in perfumery for special topnote effects, and as a trace component in certain floral compositions (Lilac, Sweet Pea, etc.).
Extensively used in flavor compositions, not only in 'Almond' flavors, but also in imitation Berry, Butter, Apricot, Brandy, Cherry, Coconut, Liquor, Peach, Plum, Pecan, Pistachio, Rum, Spice, Vanilla, etc.
1) by oxidation of Toluene. 2) from Benzylidene chloride, made from Toluene. 3) from Benzyl alcohol made from Benzyl chloride.
| Category | Kind | Max % | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Max % | 0.045% | — | DOC |
| Category 2 | Max % | 0.014% | — | DOC |
| Category 3 | Max % | 0.27% | — | DOC |
| Category 4 | Max % | 0.25% | — | DOC |
| Category 5A | Max % | 0.064% | — | DOC |
| Category 5B | Max % | 0.064% | — | DOC |
| Category 5C | Max % | 0.064% | — | DOC |
| Category 5D | Max % | 0.021% | — | DOC |
| Category 6 | Max % | 0.15% | — | DOC |
| Category 7A | Max % | 0.52% | — | DOC |
| Category 7B | Max % | 0.52% | — | DOC |
| Category 8 | Max % | 0.021% | — | DOC |
| Category 9 | Max % | 0.49% | — | DOC |
| Category 10A | Max % | 0.49% | — | DOC |
| Category 10B | Max % | 1.8% | — | DOC |
| Category 11A | Max % | 0.021% | — | DOC |
| Category 11B | Max % | 0.021% | — | DOC |
| Category 12 | No restriction | — | No Restriction | DOC |
Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.
Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| Bitter Almond Oil | Prunus amygdalus amara (Bitter Almond) kernel oil | 99% |
| Cherry Bark, wild, extract | Prunus serotina Ehrh. | 99% |
| Rose absolute | Rosa x damascena Mill. | 1% |
| Cassia bark extract | Cinnamomum cassia Blume | 1% |
| Labdanum extract ambreine | Cistus ladaniferus L. | 0.8% |
| Cistus absolute | Cistus ladaniferus L. | 0.6% |
| Cinnamon bark oil, Laos | Cinnamomum loureiroi Nees | 0.5% |
| Cassie absolute | Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Willd. | 0.3% |
| Davana Oil | Artemisia pallens Wall. | 0.2% |
| Niaouli Oil | Melaleuca viridiflora Sol. ex Gaertn. | 0.2% |
| Hyacinth Absolute | Hyacinthus orientalis L. | 0.1% |
| Cajuput Oil | Melaleuca leucadendron L. | 0.1% |
| Cinnamon bark extract | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume | 0.1% |
| Styrax Oil | Liquidambar styraciflua L. | 0.05% |
| Tolu, balsam, extract | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms. | 0.05% |
| Peru Balsam | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. pereirae (Royle) Harms | 0.03% |