β-Caryophyllene, natural
Source: Sigma-Aldrich
FEMA# 2252, CAS# 87-44-5
Natural occurrence: Allspice, anise, artichoke, avocado, banana, basil, bay leaf, beer, blood orange, orange, blueberry, capers, carrot, cassia, celery, chamomile, chicken, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cornmint, curry, dill, elderberry, fennel, fig, ginger, grapefruit, guava, lemon, lemongrass, lime, Mandarin, mace, malt, nutmeg, orange, oregano, papaya, parsley, pecan, black pepper, pimento, peppermint, pomegranate, rosemary, raspberry, rosemary, sage, savory, spearmint, star anise, thyme, tomato, turmeric.
Odor: @ 1%. Sweet, spicy, clove, woody.
Taste: @ 1 ppm. Sweet, slightly woody, generic earthy, vegetal, carrot.
Taste: @ 3 ppm. Warm spice, clove, root vegetable, raw carrot. Somewhat numbing.
Possible applications: Almost ubiquitous in nature, β-caryophyllene has been around since FEMA #3! Although it is likely that most of you are familiar with this staple, my goal was to see what very low levels would bring to the party. Panelists thought that this would work as a part of carrot, pumpkin, squash, mirepoix and pepper flavors. The panel envisioned tropical and banana flavors or as a woody note in plum and other stone fruit and in berry, specifically dark berries, for the seed character. Under the spice heading, we thought of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and vanilla. We thought that β-caryophyllene would also work well as a part of floral notes or in floral flavors.
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cis-3-Nonenyl acetate
Source: Sigma-Aldrich
FEMA# 4553, CAS# 13049-88-2
Natural occurrence: Honeydew and muskmelon.
Odor: @ 1%. Green, waxy, sharp, fresh, juicy and ends with a slightly fatty-aldehydic finish.
Taste: @ 0.5 ppm. Light green, fatty, leafy and slightly soapy.
Taste: @ 1 ppm. Fresh, green, fruity, waxy, floral, aldehydic, rindy note with lingering fatty-green taste.
Possible applications: The panel envisioned a whole range of tropical flavors such as papaya, mango, passion fruit, dragon fruit or pitaya, green banana, honeydew and watermelon. It would find a good home in expressed lime, apple, kiwi and pear flavors. If overdosed, this will come off as a candy-like profile. I think that this could be used at a very low level in celery and higher levels in cucumber, certainly. This would also fit into a lamb flavor for a fatty note.
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