beta-caryophyllene

Full Material List

(1R,4E,9S)-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	87-44-5
FEMA	2252
EINECS	201-746-1
Synonyms	(E)- caryophyllene caryophyllene beta natural caryophyllene beta naturel caryophyllene extra natural beta- caryophyllene FCC (natural) beta- caryophyllene indonesia b- caryophyllene natural beta- caryophyllene natural beta- caryophyllene synthetic (1R-(1R,4E,9S))-4,11,11- trimethyl-8-methylene bicyclo(7.2.0)undec-4-ene (1R-(1R*,4E,9S))-4,11,11- trimethyl-8-methylenebicyclo(7.2.0)undec-4-ene (1R,4E,9S)-4,11,11- trimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene
JECFA Food Flavoring	1324
JECFA Food Additive	N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	01.007 beta-caryophyllene
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	N/A
FDA UNII	BHW853AU9H
CoE Number	2118
XlogP3-AA	N/A
Molecular Weight	204.35628
Molecular Formula	C15 H24

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	Yes
Appearance	colorless clear oily liquid (est)
Assay	80.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity	0.89900 to 0.90800 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est)	7.481 to 7.555
Refractive Index	1.49800 to 1.50400 @ 20.00 Â°C.
Melting Point	N/A
Boiling Point	256.00 to 259.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	200.00 Â°F. TCC ( 93.33 Â°C. )
Acid Value	N/A
Vapor Pressure	0.013000 mmHg @ 25.00 Â°C. (est)
Vapor Density	N/A
logP (o/w)	6.3
Soluble In	alcohol propylene glycol water, 0.05011 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Occurrence	abies holophylla allamanda cathartica linn. flower oil brazil @ 15.70% allspice fruit allspice leaf allspice leaf oil allspice seed amyris wood oil @ trace% angelica seed oil CO2 extract @ 0.50% anise seed anise seed oil anise seed oil star china @ 0.35% anise star anise fruit apple custard apple apple custard apple leaf armoise oil morocco @ 0.8% ayou wood oil @ 0.60% baccharis coridifolia oil argentina @ 10.80% backhousia citriodora f. muell. leaf oil @ 0.10% basil absolute sweet @ 0.21% basil leaf oil basil oil basil oil CO2 sweet @ 1.08% basil oil sweet @ 48.70% basil oil sweet egypt @ 1.05% basil oil sweet poland @ 1.42% basil oil var. glabratum turkey @ 0.17% basil plant basil shoot oil bay laurel leaf bay laurel leaf oil bay leaf oil @ 0.64-7.24% bay leaf oil clove @ 0.6% bay leaf oil lemon @ 0.1% bergamot mint oil @ <0.1-2.1% bergamot oil @ 0.154-0.524% bergamot oil @ 0.2% bilberry leaf blood orange oil (citrus sinensis l. var. sanguinello) italy @ 0.026% blood orange oil (citrus sinensis l. var. tarocco) italy @ 0.014% blood orange oil italy @ 0.021% blueberry fruit bombycilaena erecta oil greece @ 1.00% boronia absolute @ 0.04% burdock root cabocla flower oil brazil @ 6.00% cajuput oil @ 1.1% cajuput oil vietnam @ 2.5% calamus leaf oil @ 4.13% calamus rhizome oil @ 0.33% camel grass oil @ trace% cananga fruit oil @ 0.2% cananga leaf oil @ 26.3% cananga oil china @ 0.51% caraway seed cardamom fruit oil cardamom seed oil carrot leaf oil @ 2.15% carrot root carrot seed carrot seed oil @ 1.48% carrot seed oil @ 3.56% carrot seed oil spain @ 0.44-1.39% carrot shoot cascarilla bark oil @ 0.25% cassia bark oil china @ 6.24% cassia leaf cassia leaf oil china @ 6.24% cassia stem bark cassinia laevis flower oil australia @ 2.10% cassinia laevis leaf oil australia @ 2.30% cassis bud oil @ 1.20-4.98% cayenne fruit celery leaf oil celery seed celery seed oil celery seed oil CO2 extract india @ 0.21% celery seed oil egypt @ 1.54% celery seed oil india @ 0.27% chamomile flower oil germany @ 0.09% chamomile garden chamomile plant chamomile oil morocco @ 1.50% chamomile sweet false chamomile plant champaca absolute (michelia alba dc.) @ 0.03% champaca concrete @ 0.03% cinnamomum fragrans baillon leaf oil madagascar @ 12.70% cinnamomum fragrans baillon leaf oil madagascar @ 6.20% cinnamomum spp. cinnamon bark oil (cinnamomum zeylanicum blume) india @ 0.90% cinnamon bark oil (cinnamomum zeylanicum blume) sri lauka @ 1.00-2.00% cinnamon bark oil ceylon @ 6.24% cinnamon ceylon cinnamon bark cinnamon ceylon cinnamon bark oil cinnamon ceylon cinnamon leaf cinnamon ceylon cinnamon leaf oil cinnamon ceylon cinnamon root bark cinnamon ceylon cinnamon stem bark cinnamon fruit oil india @ 9.2-13.7% cinnamon leaf cinnamon leaf oil ceylon @ 0.48% cinnamon twig oil @ 0.73% citronella oil ceylon @ 0.44% citronella oil china @ 0.08% citronella oil java @ 0.22% citronella oil zimbabwe @ 1.65% clary sage oil france @ 1.40-1.60% clary sage oil greece @ 1.20% clary sage oil sardinia @ 2.90% clary sage oil spain @ 4.80% clausena anisata hook. f. leaf oil @ 0.00-0.66% clocimum oil india @ 4.32% clove bud oil @ 6.18% clove fruit clove leaf clove leaf oil @ 6.42% clove oil clove stem oil india @ 6.57% copaiba balsam coriander fruit coriander oil coriander seed oil coriander seed oil CO2 extract @ 0.30% coriander seed oil cuba @ 0.16% corn husk oil corn leaf corn root cornmint leaf cornmint plant croton cajucara benth. leaf oil brazil @ 6.90% cubeb oil @ 1.69% cumin seed cumin seed oil egypt @ 0.20% cumin seed oil turkey @ 0.1% curcuma amada roxb. rhizome oil india @ 0.20% currant black currant fruit currant black currant leaf curry fruit oil india @ 3.00% curry leaf oil india @ 4.90% curry wood leaf oil australia @ 1.70% cymbopogon citratus (dc.) stapf. oil cuba @ 0.10% cypress cone oil egypt @ 0.2% cypress oil @ 0.14-0.35% dill oil dill plant echinophora cinerea oil iran @ 0.10% elder black elder flower oil elyonurus muticus (sprengel) o.kuntze leaf oil brazil @ 17.90% erigeron graveolens l. oil iran @ 8.30% eschweilera coriacea (a. p. dc.) mori flower oil brazil @ 0.70% eucalyptus camaldulensis dehnh. leaf oil ethiopia @ 0.40% eucalyptus citriodora oil @ 0.39% eucalyptus globulus oil pakistan @ 16.70% eucalyptus globulus oil rwanda @ 0.03% eucalyptus globulus pseudoglobulus oil @ 0.99% eucalyptus urophylla s.t. blake leaf oil ethiopia @ 1.10% eucalyptus viminalis labill. leaf oil ethiopia @ 0.50% featherfew leaf oil @ 0.53% fennel oil feverfew flower oil @ trace% feverfew leaf oil belgium @ trace% fig fruit fig leaf fig leaf oil fir needle oil siberia @ 0.59% fleabane oil @ 0.20% geranium leaf oil india @ 0.45% geranium oil bourbon @ 0.39% geranium oil rwanda @ 0.39% geranium petiole oil india @ 0.11% geranium rose-scented oil (pelargonium spp.) cuba @ 3.20% geranium stem oil india @ 0.07% ginger oil ginger rhizome ginger rhizome oil ginger root oil china @ 0.44% ginger root oil CO2 extract @ 0.31% grapefruit grapefruit oil c.p. @ 0.13% grapefruit oil c.p. @ 0.17% grapefruit oil c.p. @ 0.18% grapefruit oil c.p. italy @ 0.31% grapefruit oil c.p. russia @ 0.20% grapefruit oil c.p. russia @ 0.41% grapefruit oil c.p. russia @ 0.48% grapefruit oil c.p. russia @ 0.53% grapefruit oil california @ 0.35% grapefruit oil CO2 extract @ 1.42% guaiacwood oil @ 0.23% guava fruit guava fruit headspace reunion @ 0.70% guava fruit oil reunion @ 24.60% guava leaf oil cuba @ 21.60% guava oil guava pericarp oil helichrysum arenarium (l.) moench oil hungary @ 0.60% helichrysum italicum oil america @ 1.85% hinoki leaf oil @ 0.28% hinoki root oil @ 0.52% hinoki wood oil @ 0.05% ho leaf oil @ 1.99% horsemint shoot hyacinthus orientalis absolute @ 0.02% hyptis spicigera lam. oil mali @ 23.50-27.20% hyssop flower hyssop leaf hyssop oil @ 1.4% hyssop oil CO2 extract @ 4.2% hyssop shoot jambu flower oil brazil @ 8.80% juniper needle oil @ 0.60% kachur oil @ 0.50% labdanum oil @ trace% lallemantia peltata (l.) fisch. et mey. oil turkey @ 7.30% laurel bark oil @ 0.7% laurel leaf oil turkey @ 0.40% laurel stem oil @ 0.4% laurel wood oil @ 0.7% lavandin oil abrialis @ 6.03% lavandin oil grosso @ 2.73% lavandula officinalis flower oil @ 2.40% lavender lavender flower oil lithuania @ 1.08% lavender oil @ 2.67% lavender oil CO2 extract france @ 1.86% lavender oil france @ 1.08% lavender oil greece @ 2.15% lavender oil spike @ 1.60% lavender oil spike france @ 2.17% lavender oil spike spain @ 0.47% lavender stem oil lithuania @ 1.15% layana oil wild zimbabwe @ 0.50-2.30% layana oil zimbabwe @ 1.2% lemon balm shoot lemon leaf oil lemon oil lemon oil california @ 0.22% lemon oil expressed italy @ 13.80% lemon petiole lemon verbena oil morocco @ 0.4% lemon verbena oil turkey @ 3.49% lemongrass oil @ 0.18% lemongrass oil @ 0.36% lemongrass oil @ 0.40% lemongrass oil guatemala @ 2.20% lemongrass oil yunnan @ 0.18% lemongrass plant lime fruit lime oil CO2 extract mexico @ 1.46% lime oil distilled mexico @ 0.60% lime oil distilled peru @ 0.42% lime oil expressed florida @ 0.3% lippia aff. gracillis h.b.k. leaf oil brazil @ 5.00% litsea cubeba oil china @ 0.17% mace oil @ 0.10% mace oil CO2 extract @ 0.20% mandarin fruit mandarin oil @ 0.08% mandarin oil avana @ 0.06% mandarin oil avana @ 0.06% mandarin oil italy @ 0.08% mandarin oil italy @ 0.10% mandarin oil uruguay @ 0.01% manuka var. eximium oil australia @ 1.70% manuka var. rotundifolium oil australia @ 0.50% manuka var. scoparium oil new zealand @ 2.63% marjoram oil marjoram oil @ 0.43% marjoram oil spain @ 0.40% marjoram oil sweet cuba @ 3.11% marjoram oil sweet cyprus @ 1.10-2.00% marjoram oil sweet iran @ 3.90% marjoram oil sweet morocco @ 1.73% marjoram plant marsypianthes chamaedrys (vahl) kuntze oil brazil @ 15.10% mastic fruit oil @ 5.10% mastic leaf oil @ 2.30% mastic oil @ 0.19% melissa oil @ 4.95% melissa oil slovak republic @ 4.20% mentha longifolia (l.) huds. oil jordan @ 0.20% michelia alba flower absolute @ 0.01% mikania cordata (burm. f.) b.l. robinson var. cordata leaf oil france @ 11.80% myristica fragrans fruit oil @ 0.20% myrrhinium atropurpureum schott leaf oil brazil @ 2.00% myrtle lemon scented leaf oil australia @ 0.40% myrtle oil @ 0.15% nepeta betonicifolia c.a. meyer oil turkey @ 2.70% neroli bigarde oil france @ 0.13% neroli oil CO2 extract @ 0.07% niaouli oil egypt @ 1.30% nutmeg extract CO2 west indian @ 0.20% nutmeg flower oil @ 0.10% nutmeg leaf oil @ 0.00-0.07% nutmeg oil nutmeg oil hydrodistilled india @ 0.2% nutmeg seed nutmeg seed oil oat seed ocimum gratissimum l. oil brazil @ 5.50% orange fruit orange oil c.p. brazil @ 0.02-0.04% orange peel oil bitter brazil @ 0.10% orange peel oil bitter china @ 0.03% orange peel oil bitter italy @ 0.07% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.014% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.014% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.016% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.021% orange peel oil sweet c.p. blond italy @ 0.022% orange peel oil sweet c.p. florida @ 0.02% orange peel oil sweet c.p. valencia @ 0.02% orange pericarp oil oregano oil oregano oil mexico @ 3.40% oregano plant oregano plant oregano shoot oregano shoot oil origanum oil greece @ 4.79% orthodon dianthera maxim. oil vietnam @ 52.90% palmarosa oil @ 1.20% papaya fruit parsley fruit oil parsley leaf parsley leaf oil @ 0.02% parsley leaf oil cuba @ 0.24% parsley leaf oil egypt @ 0.05% parsley seed patchouli oil @ 20.64% patchouli oil china @ 3.18% pennyroyal oil @ 0.60% pennyroyal oil cuba @ 2.49% pennyroyal oil uruguay @ 0.90-1.40% pepper pepper bell pepper fruit pepper black pepper fruit pepper black pepper fruit oil pepper black pepper leaf oil pepper black pepper oil pepper black pepper seed pepper black pepper seed oil pepper oil black india @ 5.30% pepper tree berry oil @ 2.02% pepper tree leaf oil @ 0.47% peppermint leaf peppermint oil america @ 2.24% peppermint oil CO2 extract @ 4.30% persea americana mill. fruit oil cuba @ 6.40% petitgrain combava oil @ 0.16% petitgrain grapefruit oil @ 0.90% petitgrain lemon oil @ 2.08% petitgrain lime oil @ 0.70% petitgrain mandarin oil @ 0.30% phlomis fruticosa l. flower oil greece @ 8.70% phoebe oil brazil @ 1.15% pimenta leaf oil @ 1.00% pimenta racemosa leaf oil lemon @ 0.02% pimento berry oil @ 6.2% pimento berry oil CO2 extract jamaica @ 5.2% pine needle oil dwarf @ 0.40% pine needle oil scotch siberia @ 0.4-0.9% pinus laricio poiret cone oil italy @ 9.10% pinus laricio poiret leaf oil italy @ 10.50% pinus sylvestris l. needle oil estonia @ 2.90% pinus sylvestris l. needle oil yugoslavia @ 1.20% piper cernum vell. var. cernum yuncker leaf oil brazil @ 2.30% pittosporum spp. fruit oil malaysia @ 0.70% plectranthus glandulosus hook f. leaf oil cameroon @ trace% pokeweed fruit polyalthia australis (benth.) jessup leaf oil australia @ 7.50% pomelo prangos uechtritzii boiss. et hausskn. fruit oil turkey @ 0.70% prangos uloptera dc. oil iran @ 18.20% prangos uloptera dc. seed oil iran @ 3.40% protium heptaphyllum (aubl.) march leaf oil brazil @ 18.60% protium heptaphyllum (aubl.) march resin oil brazil @ 1.00% pteronia oil @ 3.20% raspberry red raspberry fruit rose absolute morocco @ 0.20% rose oil otto bulgaria @ 0.77% roselle calyx rosemary leaf rosemary oil rosemary oil china @ 1.69% rosemary oil CO2 extract @ 2.22% rosemary oil egypt @ 2.75% rosemary oil france @ 0.00-2.19% rosemary oil morocco @ 2.41-4.32% rosemary oil spain @ 1.7% rosemary oil turkey @ 1.22% rosemary plant rosemary sap rosemary shoot rosemary shoot oil rue oil cuba @ 0.22% rugula herb safflower flower safflower leaf sage leaf sage leaf oil sage oil sage oil albania @ 0.70% sage oil cuba @ 5.51% sage oil dalmatian @ 0.70% sage oil dalmatian @ 0.70% sage oil dalmatian @ 4.59% sage oil england @ 0.70% sage oil france @ 1.40% sage oil germany @ 5.57% sage oil hydrodistillation france @ 2.60% sage oil lithuania @ 6.57% sage oil reunion @ 0.60% sage oil sardinia @ 4.60% sage oil spain @ 0.2-3.7% sage oil spain @ 0.8% sage oil spain @ 3.30% sage plant salvia atropatana bunge oil iran @ 16.30% salvia lavandulifolia vahl. leaf oil @ 0.80% salvia lavandulifolia vahl. leaf oil spain @ 4.90% salvia officinalis oil cuba @ 5.51% salvia officinalis oil reunion @ 1.32% salvia officinalis seed oil tunisia @ 0.19% salvia sclarea oil @ 1.83% salvia sclarea seed oil tunisia @ 0.24% salvia verbenaca seed oil tunisia @ 0.27% satureja khuzistanica jamzad oil iran @ 0.20% satureja viminea l. oil costa rica @ 3.60% savin oil @ 0.96% savory oil summer @ 2.36-2.86% savory oil winter @ 2.30% savory oleoresin winter @ 2.30% savory summer savory plant savory winter savory plant sideritis montana l. oil bulgaria @ 8.80% sideritis scardica l. oil bulgaria @ 18.80% spearmint leaf spearmint oil stachys recta l. oil serbia @ 2.60% sugandha kokila berry oil @ 7.40% sundacarpus amarus (blume) c.n. page leaf oil australia @ 1.00% tagete oil CO2 extract @ 3.44% tagete oil egypt @ 0.71% tagete oil turkey @ 0.47% tamarind fruit oil tamarind seed oil tanacetum annum l. oil marocco @ 1.70% tangerine oil america @ 0.02% tansy flower oil dutch @ trace% tansy leaf oil dutch @ 0.70% tansy oil canada @ 0.30% tansy oil marocco @ 1.20% taxodium distichum (l.) richard branch oil italy @ 7.60% taxodium distichum (l.) richard cone oil italy @ 1.80% taxodium distichum (l.) richard leaf oil italy @ 3.50% tea leaf tea tree oil australia @ 0.44% thyme absolute @ trace% thyme oil thyme oil portuguese @ 1.5% thyme oil red CO2 extract @ 1.64% thyme oil red CO2 extract spain @ 1.9% thyme oil red spain @ 2.38-4.28% thyme oil spain @ 0.12% thyme oil spain @ 0.36% thyme oil wild or creeping canada @ 7.00% thyme oil wild or creeping finland @ 6.90% thyme oil wild or creeping france @ 13.80% thyme oil wild or creeping pakistan @ 2.19% thyme plant thymus richardii pers. subsp. nitidus (guss.) jalas oil italy @ 3.40% tomato trachyspermum roxburghianum benth. ex. kurz. seed oil india @ 1.20% turmeric oil turmeric rhizome turmeric root oil CO2 extract @ 1.63% turmeric root oil hydrodistilled @ 0.50% turmeric root oil vietnam @ 0.90% turmeric tuber valerian root oil CO2 extract china @ 0.65% vassoura oil @ 6.20% verbena oil france @ 2.00% water mint leaf water mint shoot witch hazel leaf oil @ 0.21% wormseed oil spain @ 2.09% wormwood flower oil annus america @ 3.30% wormwood leaf oil annus america @ 5.00-5.60% wormwood oil america @ 1.44% wormwood oil annus france @ 1.63-10.87% wormwood oil annus vietnam @ 6.29% wormwood oil cuba @ 0.66% wormwood oil italy @ 0.5% wormwood oil poland @ 2.74% xylopia aromatica (lam.) mart. leaf oil cuba @ 0.50% yarrow oil @ 0.60% yarrow oil greece @ 0.40% yarrow oil hungary @ 11.90% ylang ylang oil @ 1.69% ylang ylang oil CO2 extract @ 3.96% ylang ylang oil I (cananga odorata hook. f. and thomas.) @ 8.04% ylang ylang oil II (cananga odorata hook. f. and thomas.) @ 12.90% ylang ylang oil III @ 12.39% yuzu leaf oil @ 0.39-0.55% yuzu peel oil c.p. @ 0.13-0.17% yuzu peel oil CO2 extract @ 0.02-0.19% zanthoxylum bracchyacanthum l. leaf oil australia @ 14.00% zanthoxylum nitidum l. leaf oil australia @ 11.00% zanthoxylum ovalifolium l. leaf oil australia @ 7.50%

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes	1. Odor Type: spicy Odor Strength:medium Substantivity:44 hour(s) at 100.00 % sweet woody spicy clove dry Odor Description:at 100.00 %. sweet woody spice clove dryLuebke, William tgsc, (1999) Odor sample from: CA Aromatics Company Inc.
Odor	spicy sweet, woody, spicy, clove, dry,
Flavor	spicy spicy, clove, woody, nut, skin, powdery, peppery,

AInsights BETA

FlavScents AInsights Entry for Beta-Caryophyllene (CAS: 87-44-5)

1. Identity & Chemical Information

Common Name(s): Beta-caryophyllene
IUPAC Name: (1R,9S)-8-methylene-4,11,11-trimethylbicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene
CAS Number: 87-44-5
FEMA Number: 2125
Other Identifiers: FL No. 09.821
Molecular Formula: C15H24
Molecular Weight: 204.35 g/mol

Beta-caryophyllene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene characterized by its unique structure, which includes a cyclobutane ring. This structural feature is relatively rare among natural products and contributes to its distinctive odor profile. The presence of the methylene group is significant for its interaction with olfactory receptors, influencing its sensory attributes.

Citation hooks: FlavScents; PubChem; FEMA

2. Sensory Profile

Beta-caryophyllene is known for its spicy, woody, and peppery aroma, often described as having a warm and earthy character. It is a major component in the essential oils of many spices, contributing to their characteristic scent. The intensity of beta-caryophyllene's odor is moderate, and it is often used as an impact note in fragrance compositions. Its taste threshold is not well-documented, but it is generally recognized for its ability to enhance the complexity of flavor profiles.

Citation hooks: FlavScents; peer-reviewed sensory literature

3. Natural Occurrence & Formation

Beta-caryophyllene is widely found in nature, particularly in the essential oils of clove, black pepper, and cannabis. It is biosynthesized in plants via the mevalonate pathway, where it is formed from farnesyl pyrophosphate through a series of enzymatic reactions. Its presence in various plant species makes it a common component in natural flavor and fragrance formulations, qualifying it for "natural" labeling under many regulatory standards.

Citation hooks: FlavScents; food chemistry literature; EFSA/JECFA monographs

4. Use in Flavors

Beta-caryophyllene is utilized in a variety of flavor categories, including spice, herbal, and savory applications. It serves as a functional component that enhances the depth and authenticity of flavor systems. Typical use levels in finished food products range from 10 to 100 ppm, with higher concentrations used in more robust flavor profiles. It is relatively stable under heat and acidic conditions, making it suitable for a wide range of culinary applications.

Citation hooks: FlavScents; FEMA GRAS documentation; formulation literature

5. Use in Fragrances

In the fragrance industry, beta-caryophyllene is valued for its versatility across different fragrance families, such as woody, spicy, and oriental. It acts as a modifier and impact note, providing warmth and depth to compositions. Typical concentration ranges in perfumes are from 0.1% to 1%, depending on the desired intensity and character. Its volatility is moderate, contributing primarily to the middle and base notes of a fragrance.

Citation hooks: FlavScents; IFRA; fragrance chemistry texts

6. Regulatory Status (Regional Overview)

United States: Recognized as GRAS by FEMA for flavor use.
European Union: Listed under Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 with FL No. 09.821.
United Kingdom: Aligns with EU regulations post-Brexit.
Asia: Approved for use in Japan and China, with specific concentration limits.
Latin America: Generally accepted in Brazil and MERCOSUR countries, subject to local regulations.

Beta-caryophyllene is widely accepted across major markets, with harmonized assumptions in place for its use in both flavors and fragrances. However, formulators should verify specific country regulations to ensure compliance.

Citation hooks: FEMA; EFSA; national authority publications

7. Toxicology, Safety & Exposure Considerations

Beta-caryophyllene is considered safe for use in food and fragrance applications, with no significant toxicological concerns at typical exposure levels. For oral exposure, it has a high margin of safety, supported by its GRAS status. Dermal exposure studies indicate low potential for irritation or sensitization, aligning with IFRA guidelines. Inhalation exposure is generally safe, though occupational settings should ensure adequate ventilation to minimize prolonged exposure.

Citation hooks: EFSA; FEMA; PubChem; toxicology literature

8. Practical Insights for Formulators

Beta-caryophyllene is prized for its ability to enhance the complexity and authenticity of both flavor and fragrance formulations. It synergizes well with other terpenes and spice notes, providing a warm, peppery undertone. Formulators should be cautious of its potential to dominate blends if used excessively, and it is often under-utilized in compositions seeking a subtle, earthy character.

Citation hooks: FlavScents; industry practice

9. Confidence & Data Quality Notes

The data on beta-caryophyllene is well-established, with comprehensive documentation available from authoritative sources. While industry practices are generally consistent, some regional regulatory nuances may require additional verification. Known data gaps are minimal, primarily related to specific sensory thresholds.

Citation hooks: FlavScents

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beta-caryophyllene

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AInsights BETA

FlavScents AInsights Entry for Beta-Caryophyllene (CAS: 87-44-5)

1. Identity & Chemical Information

2. Sensory Profile

3. Natural Occurrence & Formation

4. Use in Flavors

5. Use in Fragrances

6. Regulatory Status (Regional Overview)

7. Toxicology, Safety & Exposure Considerations

8. Practical Insights for Formulators

9. Confidence & Data Quality Notes

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