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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Flavor Ingredient Class
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- CAS No.
- 8000-34-8
- Ingredients
- Clove Leaf Oil
- EC No.
- 616-772-2
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Process
- Steam distilled
- Parts Used
- Leaves
- The tree is native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and the aromatic flower buds are commonly used as a spice. Cloves are harvested at 1.5–2 centimeters (0.59–0.79 in) long, and consist of a long calyx that terminates in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals that form a small central ball.
- Cloves are used in the cuisine of Asian, African, Mediterranean, and the Near and Middle East countries, lending flavor to meats, curries, and marinades. Cloves may be used to give aromatic and flavor qualities to hot beverages and are a common element in spice blends.
- Cloves are used in traditional medicine as the essential oil, which is used as an anodyne (analgesic) mainly for dental emergencies and other disorders. The essential oil is used in aromatherapy.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Common Name
- Cloves
- Active Principles
- Eugenol comprises 72–90% of the essential oil extracted from cloves, and is the compound most responsible for clove aroma. Other important essential oil constituents of clove oil include acetyl eugenol, beta-caryophyllene, vanillin, crategolic acid, tannins such as bicornin, gallotannic acid, methyl salicylate (painkiller), the flavonoids eugenin, kaempferol, rhamnetin, and eugenitin, triterpenoids such as oleanolic acid, stigmasterol, and campesterol and several sesquiterpenes.
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Benefit Claims (Health)
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Clove Leaf Oil Health Benefits
- Contains important nutrients.
- High in antioxidants.
- May help to kill bacteria.
- May improve liver health.
- May help regulate blood sugar.
- May promote bone health.
- May reduce stomach ulcers
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- Bath & Shower Applications
- Fragrances & Perfume Applications
- Oral Care Applications
- Skin Care Applications
Properties
- Physical Form