Tomato product, aromatization

The plant is cultivated in Indonesia, the West Indies and Sri Lanka for the production of these spices, a part of which is steam-distilled to obtain both oils, which are close in appearance and odor. N. is a pale yellow or almost water-white, mobile liquid with a typical, spicy, warm, aromatic note. Topnotes (- odor description) are light and fresh, while the body notes (->odor description) are rich, warm-spicy with woody undertones. N. finds extensive use in flavorings for meat sauces, tomato ketchups, canned soups and spice blends. In perfumery, the oil is used in fantasy floral bouquets or oriental (- odor description) perfumes, where a touch of a fresh-spicy note is required, and as a refreshing aromatic-spicy topnote in fragrances for men s perfumes, after-shaves and toiletries. 

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