title: New insights in the chemical composition of benzoin balsams.
abstract: Benzoin balsam is an anthropic exudate obtained from the bark of several species of Styrax trees that is mainly used as a perfume fixative as well as a flavouring agent. Benzoe tonkinensis Laos (also commercialized under the denomination Siam benzoin balsam) displaying characteristic vanilla notes and already being largely used to flavour all kinds of edible goods, was intended to be proposed by Agroforex Company to the Codex Committee on Food Additives for evaluation as a food additive. For this purpose, the present paper reports the phytochemical characterisation of both the volatile and non-volatile fractions of benzoin balsams and the quantitation of some of the major components by gas and liquid chromatography techniques. Four coniferyl and two morinol derivatives were characterised for the first time in Benzoe tonkinensis Laos. Finally, two liquid chromatographic methods used to easily discriminate Siam from Sumatra balsam (also known as Benzoe sumatranus Indonesia) were developed.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN), UMR CNRS 7272, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Electronic address: Pauline.BURGER@unice.fr.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.affiliation: Faculté des Sciences, Master 2 FOQUAL, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Electronic address: Alexandre.CASALE@unice.fr.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN), UMR CNRS 7272, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Electronic address: audreykerdudo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kerdudo
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN), UMR CNRS 7272, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Electronic address: Thomas.MICHEL@unice.fr.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN), UMR CNRS 7272, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Electronic address: Remi.Laville@cosmo-ingredients.com.
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laville
authors.affiliation: Agroforex Company, 292 Kaoliao Road - Sibounheuang, 01000 Vientiane, Laos. Electronic address: fchagnaud@agroforex-company.com.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chagnaud
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Nice (ICN), UMR CNRS 7272, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Electronic address: Xavier.FERNANDEZ@unice.fr.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D001453:Balsams / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005421:Flavoring Agents; D005503:Food Additives; D007214:Indonesia; D010476:Perfume; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000737:chemistry; D032362:Styrax / Q000737:chemistry*; D013785:Thailand; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001453:Balsams; D005421:Flavoring Agents; D005503:Food Additives; D010476:Perfume; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds
keywords: Chemical composition; Food additive; Siam benzoin (Benzoe tonkinensis Laos); Styracaceae; Sumatra benzoin (Benzoe sumatranus Indonesia)