Extremely pungent, eye-watering and sinus-piercing — a sharp sulfurous, mustard-like blast dominated by allyl isothiocyanate. Underneath the assault there is a green, radish-like vegetal note, but the material is aggressive and lachrymatory in isolation.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 194.
The essential oil is pale yellow or almost colorless, mobile, and of intensely sharp odor and lachrymatory effect.
The oil has an intensely sharp odor and lachrymatory effect, reminiscent of the virtues of mustard oil, but even more pungent or irritating than this oil.
The oil finds some use in the canning- and ready-made salad industry, replacing the fresh horseradish which may be unavailable for parts of the year.
A very small yield of essential oil is obtained by water-and-steam distillation of the comminuted horseradish root, soaked in water.
Restricted IFRA-standard materials typically present in this NCS at the listed concentrations.
| Constituent | CAS | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE | 57-06-7 | 45% |