Chemical Properties
1-p-Menthene-8-thiol has an aroma and taste of grapefruit in dilute solution.
Chemical Properties
p-Menthene-8-thiol has been identified in grapefruit juice. It
is a liquid with an extremely powerful, obnoxious odor; when diluted, it has the
typical aroma of fresh grapefruit juice. Its odor threshold value is extremely low:
2×10
-5 μg/kg for the (+)-R and 8×10
-5 μg/kg for the ()-S isomer.
Occurrence
Reported found in grapefruit juice.
Definition
ChEBI: 2-(4-Methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)propane-2-thiol is a p-menthane monoterpenoid.
Aroma threshold values
Aroma characteristics at 0.01%: grapefruit, sulfurous catty, citrus, thiomenthone, slightly cooling, green
rindy, juicy with nootkatone.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 0.01 ppm: bitter, waxy, citrus, clean grapefruit, fresh-squeezed juicy with nootkatone
and orange juice nuances.
