| FEMA | 2133 |
| CAS | 5/9/00 |
| EINECS | N/A |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | balsamic sweet, spicy, vanilla, balsamic, |
| Flavor | balsamic benzoin, |
| Material Notes | Sumatra Benzoin is a natural balsamic resin, exuded from Styrax Benzoin, grown extensively in Sumatra and Malaya. Incisions are made in the trunks either through the bark or after peeling off some of the bark. The resin consists mainly of white or cream colored brittle pieces, somewhat resembling almonds. Useful in floral balsam blends. tsca definition 2008: extractives and their physically modified derivatives. it is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (styrax, styracaceae). |