What Is Benzoin Gum?
Benzoin is a natural resin gum contained in Vietnamese benzoin (Stytax tonkinensis) and natural balm tree balm contained in Sumatran (S.benzoin or S.paraleloneurus).
Benzoin
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- Chinese name
- Benzoin
- Foreign name
- Benzoin; Benzion resin; Benzion gum
- Chinese alias
- Benzoin extract, benzoin resin
- CAS number
- 9000-72-0
- Benzoin is a natural resin gum contained in Vietnamese benzoin (Stytax tonkinensis) and natural balm tree balm contained in Sumatran (S.benzoin or S.paraleloneurus).
- EINECS number: 232-556-7
- Yellow to reddish or light brown hard brittle granular resin, white to creamy in section, with strong vanilla aroma. Insoluble in water, partially soluble
- The main ingredients in the Vietnamese type are cedar benzoate (65% -75%), benzoic acid (10% -20%), other benzoates and vanillin. The main ingredients in the Sumatran type are coniferyl laurate, laurinol, benzoic acid-resin alcohol, benzyl alcohol.
- Extracted from the trunk secretion of benzoin family plant Styrax benzoin, etc., at room temperature after extraction with ethanol,
- Gumball gum base; flavoring agent; chocolate surface gloss agent. [1]