Common Name
Fenugreek
Scientific / Botanical Name
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Available As
Essential Oil
Concrete
Absolute
Description
Fenugreek is a powerful aromatic and medicinal herb revered in both Ayurvedic and Western traditions. Extracted from its nutrient-rich seeds, Fenugreek oil and absolute offer warm, nutty, slightly bitter aromatic notes that are increasingly used in fine fragrance compositions, functional food flavoring, nutraceuticals, and cosmetic products due to their soothing, antioxidant, and metabolic properties.
Plant Part Used
Seeds
Harvest Season / Availability
February – April
Once a year (Spring harvest)
CAS Number / EINECS Number
CAS: 68990-15-8
EINECS: 273-297-1
Odor Profile / Fragrance Notes
Warm, spicy, nutty, maple-syrup like, with a soft hay-like depth
Appearance
Amber to reddish-brown viscous liquid (oil/absolute)
powder or resin (concrete)