CAS: 122-03-2
Cuminic Aldehyde, also known as Cuminaldehyde, is an aromatic aldehyde with the chemical formula C10H12O. It is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a strong, pungent, spicy, warm, and characteristic cumin-like odor. It is naturally found in the essential oils of cumin, eucalyptus, myrrh, and others. It has a molecular weight of 148.21 g/mol.
Cuminic Aldehyde is widely used as a flavoring agent in food and beverages due to its distinctive cumin aroma. It is also a common ingredient in fragrance compositions for perfumes and cosmetics, contributing warm, spicy, and oriental notes.
In the **food industry**, it is used to impart or enhance savory, spicy, and cumin flavors in various products such as sauces, seasonings, meat preparations, snacks, and baked goods. In **perfumery and cosmetics**, it is incorporated into soaps, detergents, creams, lotions, and fine fragrances to create complex scent profiles. It may also have some minor applications in research for its reported antimicrobial or anti-inflammatory properties, though its primary commercial uses are in flavor and fragrance.
Cuminic Aldehyde is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by flavoring regulatory bodies when used at appropriate concentrations in food. However, like many aldehydes, it can be a skin and eye irritant. Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause sensitization in susceptible individuals. Inhalation of high concentrations of vapor may cause respiratory irritation. Ingestion of large quantities can be harmful. It should be handled with appropriate personal protective equipment (gloves, eye protection) and in well-ventilated areas.
Cuminaldehyde4-Isopropylbenzaldehydep-IsopropylbenzaldehydeBenzaldehyde4-(1-methylethyl)-
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