Tobacco Leaf Absolute (aromatherapy)

From various species of Nicotiana (the tobacco plant) come the leaves which, in the cured state, are known as tobacco. An infinitely small percentage of the world production of these cured leaves ends up in the perfume raw material factories to be processed into concrète by petroleum ether or benzene extraction. The concrète is then extracted with alcohol to yield an absolute. This extraction is carried out in France and in the U.S.A., occasionally in other countries. The “Virginia” type of tobacco leaves is generally preferred, although other types have been used.

Tobacco Leaf Absolute from Concrète is a dark brown, semi-solid mass of strong, almost repulsive odor, faintly reminiscent of cigar tobacco.

Arctander, Steffen . Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin (p. 715).

nicotiana tabacum

Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the Nicotiana genus. The plant is tropical in origin, is commonly grown throughout the world, and is often found in cultivation. It grows to heights between 1 and 2 meters (3′ to 6′). Research is ongoing into its ancestry among wild Nicotiana species, but it is believed to be a hybrid of Nicotiana sylvestris, Nicotiana tomentosiformis, and possibly Nicotiana otophora. It is the most commonly grown of all plants in the genus Nicotiana, the plants’ leaves commercially grown to be processed into tobacco.

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CAS Number	8037-19-2
Binomial name	nicotiana tabacum
Odour description	at 100.00 %. sweet hay tobacco moss leafy herbal old wood dried fruit tea honey Luebke, William tgsc, (2016)
Taste description	grassy leafy tea astringent hay tobacco brown dried fruit resinous Luebke, William tgsc, (2016)

Tobacco Leaf Absolute (aromatherapy)

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