Bitter Wintergreen

At a concentration of 20 ppm in a sugar syrup, it has a green, powdery taste and, at a concentration of 0.7 ppm, it imparts to a neutral soluble coffee beverage a bitter, wintergreen note and a mouthfeel sensation (Winter et al., 1976e). 

Common/vernacular names. Chimaphila, prince s pine, bitter wintergreen, spotted win-tergreen, and holly. 

Aromatic Compounds—The carbo-cyclic compounds which in number far exceed those of the aliphatic series were originally called aromatic compounds because many of them possess aromatic properties, e.g.j oil of wintergreen, oil of bitter almonds, etc. They were included with the paraffin compounds in the various groups of alcohols, aldehydes, acids, etc. Later it was found that they differed from the aliphatic compounds and finally it was shown that the hydrocarbon benzene is related to the aromatic compounds just as methane is to the aliphatic compounds, i.e,j as the mother substance. 

This is often attended by the ernctation of gas. Snbstances that prodnce these effects are known as carminatives. They are nsed to relieve intestinal flatnlence and distention, to lessen the spasms that canse colic, and as stimulants to the appetite. Those nsed for this pnrpose include camphor, cinnamon, fennel, peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, bitter almond, and anise. 

Plants - Lignin, tannins, and pigments, flavor components of spices (cinnamon oil, wintergreen oil, bitter almond, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, vanilla bean, clove, and ginger) are derived from coniferyl alcohol. Coniferyl alcohol, in turn, is derived from phenylalanine and tyrosine. Phenylalanine is also a precursor of plant pigments and related polyphenolic compounds called flavonoids. The biosynthetic scheme leads to a class of flavonoids called anthocyanins, which are common flower pigments.. An offshoot of this pathway leads to the synthesis of cocaine. 

Lignin, tannins, pigments, and flavor components of spices (cinnamon oil, wintergreen oil, bitter almond, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, vanilla bean, clove, and ginger) are all derived from coniferyl alcohol, which is also the central intermediate in lignin synthesis. 

Products and Uses In perfumes, air fresheners, sprays, deodorants, for example, oil of wintergreen, balsams, and oil of bitter almond. Previously obtained from... 

The term aromatic was first applied in the early part of the nineteenth century to compounds having an aromatic odour, which had been isolated from many volatile vegetable oils, for example benz-aldehyde (from oil of bitter almonds), methyl salicylate (from oil of wintergreen), anethole (from aniseed) and many others. Around 1800, substances designated as aromatic also included non-benzenoid compounds, largely consisting of terpenoid natural oils. (For an... 

Empirical C11H14O3 Formula HOC6H4COOCH2CH(CH3)2 Properties Colorless liq., orchid wintergreen-like odor, bitter taste sol. in alcohol, fixed oils, min. oil, oxygenated solvs. insol. in water, glycerin, propylene glycol m.w. 194.23 dens. 1.064-1.065 m.p. 6 C b.p. 259-260 C flash pt. 121 C ref. index 1.5070-1.5100... 

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