Database/Fragrance/Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone natural?

Yes. Made by hydrogenating neohesperidin extracted from bitter-orange peel; hydrogenation of a natural precursor keeps NOI at 1.0.

INCI nameNeohesperidin Dihydrochalcone
CAS20702-77-6
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockProduced from neohesperidin extracted from Seville/bitter orange peel,…

How we scored it

Neohesperidin (citrus flavonoid) ring-opened and hydrogenated; all carbons retained from natural precursor, added H2 not counted against origin.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Produced from neohesperidin extracted from Seville/bitter orange peel, converted to the dihydrochalcone by alkaline ring-opening and catalytic hydrogenation. No petrochemical feedstock is used in the main commercial route.

In plain English

An intensely sweet-tasting compound made from a bitter-orange peel flavonoid, used as a flavouring and fragrance ingredient. It starts entirely from citrus peel.

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2NEOHESPERIDIN DIHYDROCHALCONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3NEOHESPERIDIN DIHYDROCHALCONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NEOHESPERIDIN%20DIHYDROCHALCONE