Carvone

Carvone ibelong to a family of terpenoid chemicals. It can be found in many essential oils, especially those made from seeds, such as fill, spearmint and caraway.  Carvone is a chemical responsible for the flavor of these seeds and essential oils. Food processing and flavor industries demand this chemical. There are R-(−)-Carvone and  S-(+)-Carvone forms, which are used in agriculture and insect control segments. Through fractional distillation of caraway oil, R-(−)-Carvone can be produced. Through additional treatment of levo-form, R-(−)-carvone can be produced. It is possible to prepare synthetic Carvone through a process.