ALMOND
Extraction
Essential oil by steam
distillation from the tree.
Description
& History
Almond is a very important flavoring agent, used particularly in baked goods, cakes,
confectioneries, and candies. However,
for the scenting of cosmetics soaps and technical preparations, the much lower priced
synthetic benzaldehyde is now employed almost exclusively.
CARROT SEED
Extraction
Essential oil by steam
distillation from the Seeds.
Description
& History
Daucus Carota L., the common carrot,
is cultivated in many countries for culinary purposes.
The seed contains an essential oil which can be isolated by steam distillation. In
France
carrot seed has been used for many years for the preparation of alcoholic tinctures
which find application in certain alcoholic liqueurs.
These tinctures impart to the liqueur a smooth and full character which rounds
out and conceals harsher notes. Carrot oil is very useful also in modern perfume
compositions. It blends well with many
types of scents, particularly orris, and produces notes which are hard to identify.