Chemical Properties
α-Damascone has a pleasant fruity floral odor.
Chemical Properties
Alpha-Damascone are ionone isomers. Depending on the position of the double
bond in the ring, various isomers may exist. Commercially important are α-, β-,
and δ-damascone.
Occurrence
Reported found in black tea.
Uses
a-Damascone is an aromatic compound extracted from oils and carotenoid compounds used in fragrances, and other cosmetics.
Definition
ChEBI: An enone with a trimethylcyclohexenyl substituent at C-1.
Aroma threshold values
Detection: d-form, 100 ppb; l-form, 1.5 ppb
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 30 ppm, sweet, fruity, woody with a green seedy background.
