| FEMA | N/A |
| CAS | 84082-68-8 |
| EINECS | N/A |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | spicy fresh, spicy, warm, balsamic, |
| Flavor | spicy mace, |
| Material Notes | Mace does not contain significant amounts of fixed oil or other odorless matter, soluble in hot alcohol. On the other hand, it should be kept in mind that for every ton of dried nutmegs harvested, there are only 50 or 60 kilos of dried mace. But the demand is rather small for perfumery use. The dried comminuted mace is extracted with alcohol. After removal of the solvent under gentle vacuum, a viscous, orange red or brownish amber liquid is produced in a yield of 12 to 14 percent of the dry arillode. Since this is a product of hot extraction, it is not a true absolute, but it is generally called Mace Extract. It is soluble in almost any perfume or flavor material. The odor is fresh and spicy with a warm, rich and almost balsamic backnote. There are no sharp or pungent terpene like notes or rubber like topnote such as can be experienced with nutmeg oil. In perfumery, mace extract finds some use along with other spicy and warm aromatic materials for men's colognes, aftershaves, fougeres, chypres, in fantasy lotion blends. It blends well with rose, neroli, lavandin absolute, oakmoss, coriander oil, clary sage oil, petitgrain oil, lime oil, mandarin oil and rosemary oil. |