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Celery seed

Warm spice, aromatic seed and fruit-associated nuances.

Illustrative scent study of celery seed

Adds a distinctive aromatic-spicy contour that can give floral or fruity ideas more definition. The material need not be used to recreate the smell of a fresh vegetable.

Botanical reference
Apium graveolens
Source part
Seeds
Olfactory family
Spicy
Materials & processing
Steam distillation for seed oil; subsequent filtering and blending by grade

Understanding the material

Biolandes documents a celery seed oil and describes its relationships with fruity facets, rose-like materials and spicy directions. The processed part differs from the stalks normally pictured in a kitchen. Seed-derived celery oil should also be distinguished from seed extracts produced by other methods and from a constructed celery note.

A smelling observation

Compare celery seed with lovage, geranium and saffron. Identify the warmer seed-spice impression separately from leafy greenery or dry leather-like texture.

Explore the relationships

Continue with Lovage, Geranium, Saffron. These connections are comparisons for studying finished fragrances, rather than mixing instructions.

Technical references

Supplier references describe their specific materials. Images are illustrative scent studies and do not certify species, provenance, grade or ingredients in a finished perfume.