Perfumes parsley

A rich source of iron and vitamins C and A, parsley also yields fatty acids and an essential or volatile oil. The essential oil of the leaves is considered superior to that from the seeds and is used in condiments and seasonings. Parsley seed oil is used in fragrances for perfumes, soaps and creams. Parsley has a very high content of vitamins (/i-carotene, thiamin, riboflavin and vitamins C and E) and is a rich source of calcium, iron and folate (Athar et al., 1999). A high proportion of the carotene is 9-cis-P-carotene, which is considered effective against cancer and cardiovascular disease (Ben-Amotz and Fishier, 1998). 

Paraloy loaf/oeod oR. Two types of essential oil obtained from the parsley plant Petwselinum crispum are used in the perfume and food industries. 

Among the substances which are treated in this section, the methoxy-phenylpropane derivatives are of more interest in medicine and in the perfume industry than are the steam-volatile phenols. Compounds of this type occur in a number of plants or in the essential oils obtained from them cloves, pimento, anise, fennel, parsley, dill, calamus and sassafras may be mentioned. 

Parsley seed oil is used as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, creams, lotions, and perfumes (especially Oriental types, men s fragrances and colognes), with maximum use level of 0.2% reported in perfumes. 

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