| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
Quince, Cydonia oblonga, ext. | [CAS]
85117-13-1 | [Synonyms]
Quince extract
Einecs 285-564-8
QUINCE SEED EXTRACT
Cydonia oblonga, extract
PYRUS CYDONIA SEED EXTRACT
CYDONIA OBLONGA LEAF EXTRACT
Quince, Cydonia oblonga, ext.
QUINCE SEED EXTRACT (CYDONIA SPP.) | [EINECS(EC#)]
285-564-8 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
The quince is a deciduous, thornless shrub or small tree, 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) high and 3 to 4.5 m (10 to 15 ft) spread, with crowded branches and a low, crooked habit. Young branchlets are covered with a pale-grayish wool. It bears pink or white solitary flowers and has alternate, ovate leaves tapering at one end and fruits resembling a large, yellow apple. Each carpel bears many seeds covered by mucilage. The plant is native to central Asia. The parts used are the fruits and seeds. Quince has an agreeable,
slightly acid flavor. The hard, acid flesh of unripe fruits, harvested in October, is used in marmalades, jellies and preserves. The seeds
from the ripe fruits yield quince-seed mucilage, used as a thickening agent in place of tragacanth gum. |
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