Filbertone is the principal flavor compound of
hazelnut
The hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus ''Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or filberts according t ...
s. It is used in perfumery and is designated as
generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in foods.
Because filbertone is found in
hazelnut oil
The hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus ''Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or filberts according ...
, its presence can be used to detect the adulteration of
olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: f ...
with less expensive hazelnut oil.
The natural compound is mixture of both
enantiomer
In chemistry, an enantiomer ( /ɪˈnænti.əmər, ɛ-, -oʊ-/ ''ih-NAN-tee-ə-mər''; from Ancient Greek ἐνάντιος ''(enántios)'' 'opposite', and μέρος ''(méros)'' 'part') – also called optical isomer, antipode, or optical ant ...
s, and the composition can vary depending on the source.
See also
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2-Octanone
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3-Octanone
References
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External links
Filbertone Molecule of the Month, University of Bristol
Enones
Flavors
Perfume ingredients