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MANDARIN PETITGRAIN OIL

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Material type
natural essential oil
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
citrus-colognefougerechypreeau-fraichehesperidic
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Top
Descriptors
woodyherbaceoussweettobacco

A bright, tangy citrus-green oil with the character of mandarin leaves and twigs. Opens with a sharp, slightly bitter petitgrain freshness lifted by sweet mandarin-peel nuances, drying down to a clean, leafy-woody undertone.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
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naturals · No. 270

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 250.

BASEtenacity · highpower · strongsteam distillation
sweetfruityfloralmusty
Appearance

Dark olive-green liquid

Odor

Intensely sweet, rich, deep-fruity, grape-like, floral odor with a distinct mustiness

Flavor

Used in small quantities as a modifier in various citrus flavors, grape flavors, and occasionally in gooseberry, apple, “tutti-frutti”

Uses in perfumery

Used in fougères, Oriental bases, chypres and in modern aldehydic perfume types

Uses in flavor

Used in various citrus flavors

Production

Steam distilled from the leaves, twigs and occasionally from the small, undeveloped fruits

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