Inhalation of scent compounds with phenylpropanoidal structures, such as trans-cinnamaldehyde, is expected to increase the appetite. The scent of curry powder is well known for its appetite-enhancing effect on humans. In this work, we show that the appetite of mice after inhalation of curry powder essential oil or benzylacetone showed a similar increase. The components of curry oil, trans-cinnamaldehyde, trans-anethole, and eugenol, each showed appetite-enhancing effects; therefore, these three scent compounds may be the active compounds in curry powder oil.
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Ogawa, K., & Ito, M. (2016). Appetite-enhancing effects of curry oil. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 39(9), 1559–1563. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.b16-00351
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