The essential oil derived from the celery seeds (specie: Apium Graveolens L.) (Family : umbeliferae or Apiaceas) has an abundance of flavour and odour with longlasting and diffusive characteristics. The oil contains major components d-limonene (carvons-60%) selinene (ca 10%) and pthalides (ca 3%) as well as other minor constituents.
This oil is mainly used in flavours for variety of processed foods like soups, meat preserves, bakery products. In perfumery it is used in chypre and aldehydic perfumes in which great care has to be exercised, over the concetrations used.