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Oils, nutmeg

Oils, nutmeg structure

Oils, nutmeg 

structure
  • CAS No:

    8008-45-5

  • Chemical Name:

    Oils, nutmeg

  • Synonyms:

    Oils,nutmeg;Myristica oil;Nutmeg oil;Oil of myristica;Oil of nutmeg;Oils,Myristicafragrans

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Skin Conditioning

Description

The oil is obtained by steam distillation of dried comminuted nutmeg previously treated by hydraulic expression to remove fixed oils; yields are approximately 12%. The hot expression of nutmeg yields a fatty oil with a melting point of about 45°C. Two types of oils, the East Indian and West Indian, are commercially available. The oil exhibits a characteristic nutmeg odor.

Oils, nutmeg Basic Attributes

440.8

440.438202

616-921-1

DTXSID8044177

Characteristics

0.859-0.924 g/cm3 @ Temp: 25 °C

165 °C(lit.)

110 °F

n20/D 1.481(lit.)

LD50 orally in rats: 2620 mg/kg (Jenner)

Safety Information

UN 1993 3/PG 3

2

10-36/37/38

16-26-36

RJ3694800

Xi

P261-P305 + P351 + P338

H226-H315-H319-H335

Oils, nutmeg Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

Peel the nuts and soak them in lime milk, then dry them in sunlight.

Uses

As a cooking spice, flavoring in food and beverages.Nutmeg oil as fragrance in soaps, detergents, creams, lotions, perfumes.Fixed oil in candles.

Production

< 25,000 lb

Oils, nutmeg: ACTIVE

Cosmetics -> Masking; Tonic

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:440.8
Rotatable Bond Count:2
Exact Mass:440.438201786
Monoisotopic Mass:440.438201786
Heavy Atom Count:32
Complexity:474
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:4
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count:2
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:3
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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