BLACKCURRANT BUD OIL                    [home]   [topic]

This particular oil is distilled from the dormant buds of the blackcurrant plant ( Ribes nigrum L ) before fruiting.

The product is used to reinforce and modify natural or artificial blackcurrant flavours. It is also used in perfumery.

The oil contains many terpenes an important one of which is "Hardwickic acid". This is not shown.

alpha-pinene                turpentine        2,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3,1,1]hept-2-ene      C₁₀H₁₆

limonene    ( Oil of lemon and orange ) 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene        C₁₀H₁₆

sabinene                C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-terpinol       1-methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclohexen-8-ol            C₁₀H₁₈O

4-methoxy-2-methyl-2-mercapto(thiol)butane     This is particularly important in trace quantities.

caryophyllene   (Oil of cloves )       4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylene-caryophyllene       C₁₅H₂₄