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Alantol
color | A brown liquid. The greatest part of oil of elecampane consists of a mixture of alantolactone and isoalantolactone |
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Odor | at 100.00 %. woody rooty dry sweet amber costus |
Odor Type | woody |
Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) | ELECAMPANE ROOT, OIL (INULA HELENIUM L.) |
Alantol Chemical Properties,Uses,Production
Chemical Properties
The oil is produced from the dried comminuted roots, collected from cultivated or wild growing plants. It has drywoody odor and sweet, somewhat honey- or amber-like fatty undertone. Also see Elecampane.
Occurrence
Found in the roots of Inula helenium L.(Farn. Compositae) (Gildemeister & Hoffman, 1961; Guenther, 1952).
Preparation
By steam distillation of the roots of Inula helenium(Guenther, 1952).
Alantol Preparation Products And Raw materials
Raw materials
Preparation Products
Alantol
ALANTROOTOIL
OILOFINULA
ALLANTROOTOIL
ELECAMPANEOIL
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