Note · Spices
Celery seed
Apium graveolens
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Celery seed oil is green, spicy and slightly bitter, with a warm, almost musky facet that gives relief to woody and amber accords.
What it brings
An unexpected green, spicy relief.
Origins and uses
Celery, Apium graveolens, is a plant of the carrot family native to Europe, which grows wild along streams and in damp places. It is best known for its stalks and root, but its small seeds are also a spice: they flavour fish and cauliflower, give a liqueur when infused in spirits and, dried and ground with salt, make "celery salt", which seasons soups and cocktails.
In perfumery, these seeds are distilled to obtain a green, spicy, slightly bitter essence, with a warm, almost musky facet. Powerful, it is used in small doses, in the heart of compositions, where it adds relief to woody and amber accords.
In our catalogue, celery seed appears in the heart of Jubilation XXV Man by Amouage, among honey, bay leaf, cinnamon, rose and guaiac wood.
Text written with the help of AI, based on reference sources: encyclopedias, raw-material manufacturers and official information from the fragrance houses.
Material profile
- Family
- Spices
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Apium graveolens
- Origin
- Seeds grown notably in India and France.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance