| FEMA | 2478 |
| CAS | 4602-84-0 |
| EINECS | 225-004-1 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 1230 |
| CoE Number | 78 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | floral fresh, sweet, linden, flower, floral, angelica, dry, |
| Flavor | floral floral, juicy, green, tropical, plum, pear, peach, cilantro, metallic, |
| Material Notes | Enhances the odor of sweet florals. a colorless liquid extracted from oils of plants such as citronella, neroli, cyclamen, and tuberose. it is an intermediate step in the biological synthesis of cholesterol from mevalonic acid in vertebrates. it has a delicate odor and is used in perfumery. (from mcgraw-hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 5th ed) Component of many flower absolutes [CCD] Farnesol is a natural organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol found as a colorless liquid. It is insoluble in water, but miscible with oils. It is the building block of most, and possibly all, acyclic sesquiterpenoids and is an important starting compound for organic synthesis. [Wikipedia] |