Basil Essential Oil Egyptian CAS 8015-73-4

Sweet Basil Oil  is usually pale yellow or almost colorless. Its odor is sweet-spicy, slightly green, fresh, with a faint balsamic woody undertone and a lasting sweetness.
Arctander, Steffen . Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin (p. 98).
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The essential oil from basil contains high concentrations of linalool and methyl chavicol (estragole), in a ratio of about 3:1.Other constituents include: 1,8-cineole, eugenol, and myrcene, among others. The clove scent of sweet basil is derived from eugenol. The aroma profile of basil includes 1,8-cineole and methyl eugenol.

CAS

8015-73-4
FEMA

2119
Binomial Name

Ocimum basilicum
Appearance

Pale yellow to yellow clear liquid.
Odour description

at 100.00 %. sweet herbal tarragon green leafy spicy
Luebke, William tgsc, (1996)
Taste description

at 10.00 ppm. Sweet, methyl chavicol, licorice, fennel and root beer nuances
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 20, No. 4, 23, (1995)