Tuberose absolute Chemical Properties

FEMA 

3084 | TUBEROSE OIL (POLIANTHES TUBEROSA L.)

Odor

at 100.00 %. floral sweet spicy honeysuckle balsam orangflower ylang

Odor Type

floral

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, tuberose (8024-05-3)

Tuberose absolute Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Tuberose absolute is obtained by solvent extraction, via the concrete, from the blossoms of Polianthes tuberosa L. (Agavaceae) cultivated in Indiawhere 1–2 t are produced annually. It is an orange to brown liquid with a sweet, narcotic blossom odor and is used in modern, floral perfume compositions. Its main constituents are esters of benzoic acid.

Chemical Properties

The concrete, obtained in approximately 1.20 to 1.50% yields, is a soft mass with a yellowish-brown color and sweet, floral, extremely intense odor. The absolute is a viscous, brownish liquid. The oil is obtained in approximately 3 to 6% yields by distillation of the concrete. Also see Tuberose.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Polyanthes tuberosa, Amaryllidaceae.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: floral, sweet, spicy, seedy with a green, herbal hay nuance.