Review on safrole: identity shift of the ‘candy shop’ aroma to a carcinogen and deforester

Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 5 - 23
Published: Aug 1, 2019
Abstract
Safrole, a phenylpropene with a ‘candy shop’ aroma, is abundant in nature among diverse plant genera such as Sassafras, Ocotea, Cinnamomum, Myristica, and Piper. Sassafras oil has been used extensively for a long time, first by Native Americans and later by European settlers in traditional medicine and as a flavouring agent. Until 1960 the consumption of safrole by the western population, as a flavouring agent in beer, meat, and soft drinks, was...
Paper Details
Title
Review on safrole: identity shift of the ‘candy shop’ aroma to a carcinogen and deforester
Published Date
Aug 1, 2019
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
5 - 23
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