Almond Essential Oil Bitter CAS 8013-76-1

Bitter Almond Oil is a colorless liquid of strong, but sweet and clean odor, reminiscent of crushed, wet bitter almonds or of a very high grade of benzaldehyde (which it might well be!). The odor is also familiar to those who prepare or enjoy the European candy known as “Marcipan” (panis marci is Latin for “marcus’ loaf of bread”) or “Almond Paste”. This is probably an old Italian specialty, now a popular candy- and pastry-filling in many European countries.

Arctander, Steffen . Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin (p. 64).

Prunus amygladus amara.

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Essential Oil obtained by steam distillation of the crushed kernels of Prunus amygladus amara. Bitter almond oil contains prussic acid, known as cyanide, and is a well known poison.  The yield from Almond is very low and frequently bitter almond is made from apricot kernels and is identical.  Nature Identical equivalent is bezaldehyde.

Wikipedia

Bitter Almond Oil, which is almost pure Benzaldehyde, is not a very stable oil. An addition of 10% (but not less) of ethyl alcohol is recommended as a stabilizer, and the oil should be stored in well filled glass containers, protected from daylight, moisture and air; the containers should be adjusted in size according to the rate of consumption of the contents. Crystals of benzoic acid will quickly appear around the cork as well as at the surface and the bottom of the container as soon as it has been opened just once. Bitter Almond Oil finds very little use in perfumery where it is replaced by
Arctander, Steffen . Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin (p. 64). 
CAS

8013-76-1
FEMA

2046
Binomial Name

Prunus amygdalus or Prunus dulcis var amara
Odour

Cherry pit, with a sweet fruity powdery background
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 2, 49, (1991)
Taste

at 20.00 ppm. Cherry pit with a sweet creamy fruity background
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 2, 49, (1991)