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

Application

1. Knee and calf inflammation and sprains. 2. Tuberose is commonly used in traditional Indian medicine to treat various problems in children, including fetal toxins, infantile night crying, fright, and facial eczema. 3. Central nervous system imbalance, insomnia, and high blood pressure.

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.