| FEMA | 2500 |
| CAS | 8024-40-6 |
| EINECS | N/A |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | spicy galanga, fresh, camphoreous, spicy, woody, waxy, cardamom, ginger, |
| Flavor | spicy galanga, ginger, spicy, woody, peppery, citrus, terpenic, cardamom, |
| Material Notes | Also known as Galangal Oil or False Ginger Oil. The oil is steam distilled from the comminuted rhizome of Alpinia Officinarum, a relative to ginger and cardamom. The plant is a native of Hainan, southeast Chinese island and of the peninsulas Pak-Hoi and Lei-Tchou where it is widely cultivated. Blends well with citrus oils. tsca definition 2008: extractives and their physically modified derivatives. alpinia officinarum, zingiberaceae. |