What is limonene? What is its purpose and function?
Limonene, also known as n í ng ene, is also written as limonene. It is the main component of essential oil extracted from citrus peel in the Rutaceae family, but it is not the main flavor of citrus aroma.
There are three isomers of limonene, with natural limonene having optical activity, namely left-handed limonene and right-handed limonene, while artificially synthesized limonene does not have optical activity and is racemic limonene. The more common ones in aromatic organic chemistry are left-handed and right-handed.
Lemonene has three main applications in daily life: daily chemical flavoring, food flavoring, and medical research. In the field of daily chemical fragrance, it is usually used for the deployment of soap, detergent, skin care products, perfume, essence and other daily chemical products.
In terms of food flavoring, it is used to add essence to food and beverage products and enrich the flavor of products. In addition, it has also been widely applied in medical research, especially in anti-tumor fields.
