Jasmine oil - Jasuminyu (English spelling) jasmine oil

Japanese: ジャスミン油 - じゃすみんゆ(英語表記)jasmine oil
Jasmine oil - Jasuminyu (English spelling) jasmine oil

Jasmine oil is an essential oil obtained from the white flowers of the Jasmine genus of the Oleaceae family. It is also called Jasmine oil. Jasmine is native to India and the Himalayas, but today it is widely cultivated in the Grasse region of southern France, Italy, Egypt, Morocco, and China. The flowers have a strong aromatic component, and the flowers are extracted with petroleum ether immediately after picking to make a 0.28-0.33% concrete, which is then treated with high-purity alcohol to obtain a 50-54% absolute (absolute flower essential oil). It has a fragrance similar to orange flowers and is important as a high-end blended fragrance. In China, jasmine flowers are used as a flavoring for Baozhong tea. The main aromatic component of this essential oil is benzyl acetate, and the characteristic component is cis-jasmone. This compound has recently been synthesized industrially.

[Kikumasa Sato]

[Reference] | cis-jasmon

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

モクセイ科ソケイ属の白い花から得られる精油。素馨(そけい)油ともいう。ソケイはインド、ヒマラヤが原産地であるが、今日では南仏グラス地方、イタリア、エジプト、モロッコおよび中国などで広く栽培されている。花には優れた芳香成分があり、摘み取り直後の花を石油エーテルで抽出し0.28~0.33%のコンクリートとし、これを高純度アルコールで処理して50~54%のアブソリュート(絶対花精油)を得る。オレンジフラワーに似た芳香があり、高級調合香料として重要である。中国ではジャスミン花を包種茶(パオチョン茶)の付香料とする。この精油の主香成分は酢酸ベンジルであり、特有成分はシス‐ジャスモンである。この化合物は最近工業的に合成されるようになった。

[佐藤菊正]

[参照項目] | シス‐ジャスモン

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