An essential oil. Also called cassia oil or cinnamon oil. When steam distilled from the bark of cassia (Lauraceae) grown in southern China, it can be obtained with an oil yield of 1.5%, from the twigs with an oil yield of 0.2%, and from the leaves with an oil yield of 0.54%. Its main component is cinnamaldehyde (cinnamic aldehyde) with a content of 85-95%, with the remainder being cinnamic acid and cinnamyl acetate. It is an important food flavoring, and is widely used in confectionery, bread, beverages, pickles, chewing gum, etc. It is also used as a soap flavoring, and is an important raw material for cinnamaldehyde. [Kikumasa Sato] [Reference] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
精油の一つ。桂油(けいゆ)、桂皮油ともいう。中国南部に栽培されるカシア(クスノキ科)の樹皮を水蒸気蒸留すると収油率1.5%、小枝からは収油率0.2%、葉からは収油率0.54%で得ることができる。その主成分は桂皮アルデヒド(シンナミックアルデヒド)で含有率85~95%で、ほかは桂皮酸や酢酸シンナミルである。食品香料として重要であり、菓子、パン、飲料、ピクルス、チューインガムなどに広く用いられる。また、せっけん香料としても使用され、桂皮アルデヒドの原料として重要である。 [佐藤菊正] [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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