The chemistry of soap formation from natural fats

Vanillin Sweetish but subtle taste and aroma The tropical orchid Vanilla planifolia Food flavouring, production of pharmaceutical for treating Parkinson s disease Mexico 

Eugenol Stronger aroma and taste than vanilla Bay leaves, allspice and oil of cloves Food flavouring, antiseptic Mediter- ranean Caribbean China 

Zingerone Strong hot spicy aromatic flavom Root and stems of the plant Zingiber officinalis Food flavouring, traditional medicinal uses South China 

Capsaicin Hot flavour of variable degree, odourless Plants of the Capsicum family, including the pepper and chilli Food flavouring Central America 

Some examples are given in Table 2.6 and their chemical structures are given in Figme 2.6. 

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Figure 2.4. The chemistry of soap formation from natural fats...

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