{"product_id":"citral","title":"CITRAL – aldehydic, lemony and fruity note with hints of lemon peel, fresh citrus fruits and yellow sweets","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrong, lemony, pungent scent, reminiscent of lemon. Identical natural substance (the main component of many essential oils, such as citronella oil, litsea cubeba, and others), therefore very useful for imparting freshness and citrus notes. Low stability when exposed to air, alkalis, or sunlight. Not suitable for use in detergents and household products.\u003cbr\u003e Taste: Fresh, fruity, citrusy, sweet like candy.\u003cbr\u003e It is very frequently used in aromatic compositions to imitate lemon, grapefruit, orange, lime and, thanks to its freshly squeezed citrus note, to impart perfume to apple, cherry, strawberry, etc.\u003cbr\u003e In perfumery compositions it gives intense freshness and vivacity.\u003cbr\u003e Colorless liquid. May turn yellow when exposed to air and sunlight.\u003cbr\u003e Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, mixes with most essential and aromatic oils.  \u003cbr\u003eWidely used as a potent, lemony-scented chemical, but with low stability in many types of functional products. Air, alkalis, and sunlight have a destructive effect on this aldehyde, while anthranilate, indole, quinolines, and many other perfumery chemicals form dark-colored reaction products with citral. Therefore, its use is limited, and citral concentrations are low in most perfumes.\u003cbr\u003e Often used in aromatic compositions.\u003cbr\u003e It is used to imitate the scent of apples, cherries, ginger, grapes, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, spices, strawberries, and even vanilla.\u003cbr\u003e The concentration in the finished product is usually around 40 parts per million, but can reach 150-170 parts per million in chewing gum.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOlfactory studies have confirmed that nitriles often have odors similar to those of their corresponding aldehydes, which is why geranylnitrile is becoming increasingly popular in perfumery compositions. It has a penetrating and powerful aroma, oily and green, fresh like lemon, somewhat reminiscent of citral, but overall it is more pungent, less sweet, and not as natural in its notes.\u003cbr\u003e When diluted to less than 5 parts per million, the taste is distinctly lemony, but at the same time somewhat \"metallic\" and not overly sweet. It should be noted that in a diluted aqueous environment, this material has a weaker effect than citral obtained under similar conditions.  \u003cbr\u003eThis substance is a representative of a large family of nitriles, developed for perfumery since Georges Igolen, in the late 1940s, began producing nitriles parallel to aliphatic aldehydes, and has received a high rating for its citral-like effect and its relatively good stability under slightly alkaline conditions (for example, in soap).\u003cbr\u003e However, it's not possible to replace citral with this nitrile in an existing formula. To improve the odor, a smaller amount of nitrile can be used, but the natural sweetness of lemon must be achieved with other chemicals.\u003cbr\u003e Due to its chemical nature, this material is unstable in flavorings that contain acids.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Profumiera di Venezia by Irina Vaganova","offers":[{"title":"5 ml","offer_id":51616121291079,"sku":"citral-1","price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 ml","offer_id":51616121323847,"sku":"citral-2","price":4.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/9397\/5111\/files\/IMG_8631.jpg?v=1740736448","url":"https:\/\/store.profumieradivenezia.it\/en\/products\/citral","provider":"La Profumiera di Venezia by Irina Vaganova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}