Bobice kleke
Juniper berries in Portuguese. The scent is gin before the botanicals — piney, resinous, with a peppery bite and an undertow of turpentine.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Aromatični
- Source
- berries (dried, crushed)
- Chemical class
- complex natural (essential oil)
Miris
Teroar i prerada
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
Juniper berries take 2-3 years to ripen on the bush, turning from green to blue-black. In medieval Europe, juniper branches were burned in sickrooms as a fumigant against plague — a practice with some basis, as alpha-pinene has documented antimicrobial activity.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Steam distillation of crushed dried berries. Yield approximately 0.5-2% depending on origin and ripeness. CO2 extraction also available, producing a fuller, more rounded profile with better retention of terpinen-4-ol.
- Formula
- N/A — complex essential oil (key: alpha-pinene C₁₀H₁₆ ~40%, myrcene C₁₀H₁₆)
- CAS
- 8012-91-7
- Botanički naziv
- Juniperus communis
- Izgled
- Pale yellow to amber liquid
- Jačina mirisa
- Visok
- Trajnost
- 24 hours
- Sinonimi
- JUNIPER BERRIES
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Tačka ključanja
- 155.00 to 185.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Tačka paljenja
- 95.00 °F. TCC ( 35.00 °C. )
- Relativna gustina
- 0.85700 to 0.87300 @ 25.00 °C.
- Indeks prelamanja
- 1.47400 to 1.48400 @ 20.00 °C.
U parfemima
Top-note material in colognes, fougères, and aromatic compositions. Alpha-pinene content provides lift and diffusion. Functions as a bridge between citrus freshness and woody-herbal hearts. Key in chypre-aromatic structures. Works with bergamot, lavender, clary sage, and dry woods. The berry oil is preferred over the wood oil for its greater complexity and less aggressive turpentine character.
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