Myristaldehyde has a strong, fatty, orris-like odor with a sweet, fatty, “citrus-peel” flavor (diluted). Industrially prepared from the corresponding myristic acid.
Myristaldehyde has a strong, fatty, orris-like odor and a sweet, fatty, “citrus-peel” flavor (diluted)
Reported found in the essential oils of Ocotea usambarensis Engl., Pinus sabiniana Dougl.; also reported
found in kumquat peel, ginger, chicken fat, hop oil, apricot, citrus peel oils and juices, bilberry, blackberry, cucumber, cassia leaf, butter, parmesan cheese, milk powder, cooked chicken, beef, cured pork, beer, peanuts, trassi, coriander leaf, dried bonito, cherimoya,
mountain papaya, scallop and angelica root oil
A major component of the essential oil found in the leaves of Azadirachta indica.
Industrially prepared from the corresponding myristic acid
ChEBI: A long-chain fatty aldehyde that is tetradecane in which two hydrogens attached to a terminal carbon are replaced by an oxo group. It is found in coriander.
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fatty, lactonic, coconut, woody and fishy with a fruity nuance
See monograph on aldehyde C-8*