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BLACK PEPPER

CAS
84929-41-9
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
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Formulation

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Compatibility tags
chyprefougerewoodyorientalmasculinespicy
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
spicy
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Descriptors
spicypepperywoodydrywarmfresh

Sharp, dry, and warmly pungent — the unmistakable bite of freshly cracked black peppercorns. Opens with a bright, almost terpenic sparkle before settling into a woody, slightly resinous spice with a subtle green edge.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
EU cosmetic labelling

Allergen disclosure

AllergenCAS% in ingredient
Alpha-Terpinene99-86-50.15%
Beta-Caryophyllene87-44-527%
Limonene138-86-320%
Linalool78-70-61%
Pinene80-56-823%
Terpineol8000-41-70.08%
Terpinolene586-62-90.85%
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Composition

Substances declared in this material, parsed from the uploaded SDS. Percentages are used by the formula compliance engine to compute effective constituent concentrations.

ConstituentCAS%Range
Dipentene5989-27-520–50%
Beta-Caryophyllene87-44-520–50%
Beta-Pinene127-91-310–20%
Alpha-Pinene80-56-810–20%
Sabinene3387-41-55–10%
delta-3-Carene13466-78-95–10%
Linalool78-70-61–5%
Alpha Humulene6753-98-61–5%
alpha-Phellandrene99-83-21–5%
Myrcene123-35-31–5%
beta-Phellandrene555-10-21–5%
Terpinolene586-62-90.1–1%
l-.β.-Bisabolene495-61-40.1–1%
Camphene79-92-50.1–1%
Terpinen-4-ol562-74-30.1–1%
Eucalyptus Polybractea470-82-60.1–1%
p-Cymene99-87-60.1–1%
p-Mentha-1,4-diene99-85-40.1–1%
cis-beta-Ocimene3338-55-40.1–1%
p-Mentha-1,3-diene99-86-50.1–1%
Methyl Eugenol93-15-20.1–1%
naturals · No. 335

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 320.

tenacity · lowpower · weaksteam distillation
freshdry-woodywarm-spicy
Appearance

Oil of Black Pepper is an almost water-white or pale greenish-gray, mobile liquid which becomes more viscous on ageing.

Odor

Its odor is fresh, dry-woody, warm-spicy, reminiscent not only of the odor of dried black pepper, but also of elemi, cubeb and other essential oils of high terpene-sesquiterpene content.

Flavor

The flavor of the oil is surprisingly flat, somewhat dry-woody. At high concentration, the taste is slightly bitter. When more dilute, it presents only a mild spiciness.

Uses in perfumery

In perfumery, the oil gives interesting effects with eugenol and isoeugenol, e.g. in carnation and rose bases, in Oriental fragrances, or in modern, dry-aldehydic bases, ambres, etc.

Uses in flavor

Oil of Black Pepper is used primarily in flavor work as a modifier for other spice flavors where pungency is not wanted or needed. Seasonings, spice sauces and dressings, meat and other canned food are often flavored with black pepper oil and other spice oils.

Production

The essential oil of black pepper is produced by steam distillation of dried, crushed but not quite ripe fruits of the pepper vine, Piper Nigrum.

Identity
Aliases · 7
BLACK PEPPERblack pepper oil — custom:56a111Pepper Oil, BlackBlack Pepper OilOil of Black PepperPepper OleoresinPiper Nigrum Oil
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