Селера
Watery-green, sharp, unmistakably vegetal. The smell of a cold celery stalk snapped at the base — angular, slightly bitter, with a peculiar warm-spicy undercurrent from the phthalide lactones that no other green note replicates.
- Type
- Складник
- Olfactive family
- Ароматичні
- Source
- Natural
- Chemical class
- complex natural (essential oil)
Запах
Докладно
Цікавий факт
3-n-Butylphthalide — the molecule most responsible for celery's particular smell — was approved by China's FDA in 2002 as a prescription drug for acute ischaemic stroke (marketed as dl-NBP). A 2023 randomised clinical trial published in JAMA Neurology (1,216 patients) found that 56.7% of the butylphthalide group achieved favourable functional outcomes at 90 days, versus 44.0% on placebo. The same lactone that makes celery smell like celery may protect neurons during a stroke.
Отримання й хімія
Спосіб отримання
Steam distillation of the dried, crushed seeds (fruits) of Apium graveolens. Distillation time is notably long: 10–12 hours, reflecting the slow release of the heavier phthalide lactones that define the celery character. Oil yield is 2–3% on seed weight, equivalent to 20–30 kg of essential oil per hectare. The resulting oil is pale yellow with a strong, diffusive celery odour. CO2 supercritical extraction is also available and produces a more complete aromatic profile, capturing heavier phthalides more efficiently than steam distillation. Major production: India (approximately 4,000 of 6,000 tonnes global seed production), France, China, United States.
- Формула
- N/A — complex essential oil (key: 3-n-butylphthalide C₁₂H₁₄O₂, sedanolide C₁₂H₁₈O₂)
- CAS
- 8015-90-5
- Ботанічна назва
- Apium graveolens
- Зовнішній вигляд
- Pale yellow to amber liquid
- Сила запаху
- Середня
- Стійкість
- 400 hour(s) at 100.00 %
- Синоніми
- CELERY SEED
Subject to IFRA peroxide value limits due to high limonene content (58–79%). Oxidised limonene is a skin sensitiser; essential oils rich in limonene must be stored under nitrogen and monitored for peroxide formation. No specific IFRA Standard targets celery seed oil individually.
- Температура спалаху
- 168.00 °F. TCC ( 75.56 °C. )
У парфумерії
Celery seed oil functions as a heart-note modifier, deployed at low dosages (typically under 1%) to introduce a warm, vegetal specificity impossible to replicate with other green materials. Its role is more architectural than decorative: it bridges floral hearts and woody bases by providing an earthy-green warmth that reads as natural skin rather than garden. The oil appears in floral compositions (where it rounds sharp florals), lavender bouquets (where it adds depth), and amber-amber blends (where it contributes a discreet vegetal grounding). The phthalide fraction has also been explored as a partial replacement for oakmoss accords, providing a similar earthy-green complexity without the IFRA-restricted atranol content. Because 58–79% of the oil is limonene, peroxide control during storage is critical — oxidised limonene is a strong skin sensitiser. Celery seed is not featured in any current PREMIEREPEAU fragrance.
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