Fruit ether

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Fruit ether
Fruit ether; R1 and R2 are organyl residues, e.g. B. alkyl groups.
R 1 and R 2 are organyl groups , e.g. B. alkyl groups . The ester group is marked in blue .

Fruit ether is a chemically incorrect name for fruit flavors that are esters of short or medium-chain fatty acids with short-chain alkanols (alcohols). These are important as flavor and odor substances of natural fruits. Synthetically produced fruit ethers mainly contain fatty acid ethyl and amyl esters in a mixture with methyl and ethyl esters of benzoic acid , salicylic acid and sebacic acid .

use

The fruit ethers are often used as alcoholic solutions (fruit essence) to flavor foods ( ice cream , confectionery , pudding, etc.).

Fruit ether occurrence in fruits (selection)

  • pineapple

  • Apples

  • Apricots

  • Bananas

  • Pears

  • blackberry

  • Strawberries

  • Raspberries

  • Cherries

  • kiwi

  • Melons

  • Passion fruit

  • peach

  • plum

  • quince

  • Black currants

  • Oranges

  • Lemons

  • tangerine

  • Grapefruit

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brockhaus ABC Chemie , VEB FA Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig 1965, p. 438.