It is the ester formed by condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid. Benzyl acetate is found naturally in many flowers. It is the primary constituent of the essential oils from the flowers jasmine, ylang-ylang and tobira.It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine.t is the ester formed by condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid. Benzyl acetate is found naturally in many flowers. It is the primary constituent of the essential oils from the flowers jasmine, ylang-ylang and tobira. It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine.
Rosemary is added to dog food because it is an antioxidant and acts as a natural food preservative. Rosemary is a very common ingredient in dog food. We found rosemary or rosemary extract is in about 36% of all dog foods. It is much more common in dry foods-rosemary is present in 57% of all dry foods-most likely due to the fact that it is a natural preservative.
I am going to disagree with one fact listed here. You state that rosemary is ok for dogs, and I strongly disagee with that. It infuriates me that they put it in dog food. The argument is that it is not rosemary extract, but rosemary oil that can bring on seizures in dogs if you dog has a compromised system.