A brief on Boronia oil

                                                                                         

A brief on Boronia oil

It is a highly priced extract of the flowers of Boronia megastigma.

It is an endemic woody shrub found in the southwestern region of West Australia.

It has cassie, violet, warm, sweet , woody, fresh, fruity, green odor.

It is used up to 3% in fragrance formulations.

It blends well with clary sage, sandalwood, bergamot and other florals.

It has fruity, citrus, tutti-frutti, pulpy and honey taste and used up to 10 ppm in flavour formulations.

The chemical composition [in percentage] of the major components is as follows;


Cineole-1-2

Dihydro beta-ionone-1-2

Dodecyl acetate-3-4

Geranyl acetate-Max 1

4-[Geranyl oxy]cinnamic acid-6-8

8-Hydroxy linalyl decanoate-2-3

8-Hydroxy linalyl heptanoate-2-3

8-Hydroxy linalyl tridecanoate-2-3

3-Hydroxymegastigm-7-en-9-one-2-3

Methyl (Z)-4-(geranyl oxy) cinnamate-16-20

Beta-ionone-12-15

Methyl (Z)-epi-jasmonate-2-3

Methyl 3-epi-curcubate-12-14


The minor components in the oil are Tridecyl acetate, Tetradecyl acetate, Tagetenone, Spathulenol, Phenyl ethyl alcohol, Octanal, 4-Oxo beta ionone, Neryl acetate, Methyl (E)-4-hydroxycinnamate, Camphor, Linalyl acetate, Jasmonic lactone, Pseudu ionone, 8-Hydroxy linalyl esters, Anethole, etc.

About the author:
Prashantkumar Kudli Shrinivas has a vast industrial experience of Aroma chemicals,Essential oils,Perfumery and Flavour formulations.

E-mail: prashantkudli@yahoo.co.in


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