Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 259.
White or opaque solid crystalline mass.
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol, glycerine, and most perfume and flavor oils, but practically insoluble in mineral oil.
Warm-balsamic, floral, sweet odor with a topnote of variable strength according to the purity of the material. Overall Hyacinth-type odor with some resemblance to Rose.
Used in flavor compositions for imitation Apricot, Brandy, Cinnamon, Grape, Liquor, Peach, Plum, Prune, Nut, Raspberry, Spice, Strawberry, Black Walnut, etc.
Widely used in perfume compositions, including many low-cost floral fragrances, soap perfumes, etc. Blends excellently with Amylsalicylate, Phenylethylalcohol, aromatic propionates, benzoates, etc. Generally as a modifier-blender with fair tenacity and moderate fixative value.
Concentration is about 35 ppm in baked goods, but may run as high as 700 ppm in chewing gum.
1) By reduction of Cinnamic aldehyde (yields trans-isomer). 2) By reduction of Phenylpropargylic aldehyde dimethylacetal (yields cis-isomer).
| Category | Kind | Max % | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Max % | 0.22% | — | DOC |
| Category 2 | Max % | 0.067% | — | DOC |
| Category 3 | Max % | 0.25% | — | DOC |
| Category 4 | Max % | 1.2% | — | DOC |
| Category 5A | Max % | 0.32% | — | DOC |
| Category 5B | Max % | 0.25% | — | DOC |
| Category 5C | Max % | 0.25% | — | DOC |
| Category 5D | Max % | 0.085% | — | DOC |
| Category 6 | Max % | 0.13% | — | DOC |
| Category 7A | Max % | 0.25% | — | DOC |
| Category 7B | Max % | 0.25% | — | DOC |
| Category 8 | Max % | 0.085% | — | DOC |
| Category 9 | Max % | 0.76% | — | DOC |
| Category 10A | Max % | 0.76% | — | DOC |
| Category 10B | Max % | 2% | — | DOC |
| Category 11A | Max % | 0.085% | — | DOC |
| Category 11B | Max % | 0.085% | — | DOC |
| Category 12 | Max % | 51% | — | 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 % |
|---|---|---|
| Hyacinth Absolute | Hyacinthus orientalis L. | 11.2% |
| Styrax Oil | Liquidambar styraciflua L. | 0.8% |
| Cinnamon bark oil, Laos | Cinnamomum loureiroi Nees | 0.5% |
| Cassia bark extract | Cinnamomum cassia Blume | 0.5% |
| Jasmine sambac absolute | Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton | 0.15% |
| Cinnamon bark extract | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume | 0.1% |
| Tolu, balsam, extract | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms. | 0.04% |