Zingerone is found in fruits. Reputed pungent principle of ginger (Zingiber officinale). Flavour material used in imitation fruit flavours, ginger beer, ginger ale etc. Also present in cranberry, raspberry and mang
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methoxyphenols. Methoxyphenols are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety.
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