Citral Market

Citral (C10H16O), also known as 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, is a light-yellow liquid with strong lemon odor that can be extracted from essential oilssuch aslemon myrtle, lemon grass, and tea-tree lemon. It is insoluble in water but soluble in diethyl ether, and mineral oil. It is a combination of cis isomer (neral) and trans isomer (geranial) that exhibits antimicrobial activity. Citral is widely used for synthesis of vitamin A, ionones, linear monoterpenes, diterpenes, and sesquiterpenes.

Increase in requirement of citraldue to its pleasant citrus scent is anticipated to fuel the Citral Market growthin the cosmetics and personal care segment during the forecast period.In addition, further usage of citralas flavor and odor enhancer propelsits demand in the food industry segment.It is also used an anti-tumor agent to treat breast cancer. These factors are expected to drive the market growth. However, government body such as International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI) are limiting the usage of citral in cosmetics owing to its capability to produce acrid and irritating fumes when heated. This is expected tohamper the market growth.Furthermore, usage of essential oil citral (EOC) to treat staphylococcus aureus pathogen in the medical field is anticipated to fuel its demandover the upcoming period.

The citral market is segmented into type, application, enduser, and region. By type, the market is bifurcated into natural citral and synthetic citral. Naturally, citral can be obtained from various essential oils which includes lemon myrtle, lemon grass and tea-tree lemon and synthetically, it is obtained by isomerization of aldehydes. By application, the market is divided into fragrance, flavor, synthesis of vitamin A & E, ionones, anti-tumor agent, and others. Citral is used as an anti-tumor agent to treat breast cancer in the medical segment. By enduser, it is differentiated into cosmetics, food, confectionary, pharmaceutical,and others. By region, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA (Latin America, Middle East, and Africa).

Some of the key players operating in the global citral market areSymrise, Takasago International Corporation, International Flavours Fragrances,Berjé Inc., Indukern F&F, Alfa Aesar, Kalpsutra Chemicals, Parchem fine & specialty chemicals, and others.

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