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[Alex Jokela <alex@camulus.com>]

From http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf7037168 - "Characteristics of 
Steam Volatiles in the Essential Oil of Black Currant Buds..."

"The most abundant compounds in black currant bud essential oil were 
sabinene, δ-3-carene, and terpinolene."

 -acj

Zone 3b

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Alex C. Jokela
alex.jokela@camulus.com

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On Apr 17, 2011, at 9:10 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:

> Does anyone know what the compound (volatile, fragrance) is in black
> currants that is responsible for that distinctive smell?
> 
> ~mIEKAL
> 
> On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:57 AM, Steve Dulaney <nomad496@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I would also suspect that you have mis-labeled plants.  I grow both red and
>> black currants, Jonkheers van Tet, Early Laxton, and Hilltop Baldwin black.
>> None of my red currents have that black current smell.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Steve Dulaney
>> Western Oregon
>> Zone 8
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
>> Sent: Saturday, 16 April, 2011 4:18
>> To: North American Fruit Explorers
>> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Red Currant question
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 15, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Scott Weber and Muffy Barrett wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I recently bought some Red Lake Currants.  They have the same distinctive
>> smell that my European black currants have, and I'd never heard that red
>> currants had that.  Do the red currants have that smell, or is it likely
>> that they are mislabeled?   I should find out this year in any case, since
>> they are pushing some flower buds.Muffy BarrettSsssouthern WISpring is
>> taunting us with sleet, rain, and snow today.  And lots of wind.
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