Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bitter crystalline glucoside, C38H66O17, extracted from saffron. When hydrolyzed it yields glucose and a terpene, C10H16. It melts at 75° C.
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- noun A
monoterpene glycoside precursor ofsafranal , responsible for the bitter taste ofsaffron .
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When the stigmas dry out and their cell structures are damaged, both the drying heat and an enzyme act on picrocrocin to liberate the hydrocarbon portion, which is a volatile terpene called safranal.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It arises largely from another sugar-hydrocarbon combination, picrocrocin, which may be up to 4% of the fresh weight of the stigmas, and is probably a defense against insects and other predators.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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When the stigmas dry out and their cell structures are damaged, both the drying heat and an enzyme act on picrocrocin to liberate the hydrocarbon portion, which is a volatile terpene called safranal.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It arises largely from another sugar-hydrocarbon combination, picrocrocin, which may be up to 4% of the fresh weight of the stigmas, and is probably a defense against insects and other predators.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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