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Essential Oils

A versatile ingredient whether to add that special touch to your fragrance or awake your clients' taste buds or simply to enhance a clean smell in your home.

Basil (sweet) Oil

Basil (sweet) Oil

Extracted from the leaves of Ocimum bacilicum L variety.

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Uses
Extensively in all kinds of flavours like confectionery, baked goods and spicy sauces, soups, tomato pasted and pickles as in meats, some dental and oral products and perfume compounds

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Thick liquid
Colour
Light green
Odour
characteristics of basil
Specific Gravity
0.912 - 0.935
Optical Rotation
-7° 24 - 10° 36
Refractive Index
1.4821 - 1.4939
Ester Content, Calculated As Linalyl Acetate
0.8 - 5.2%
Total Alcohol Content, Calculated As Linalool
31.7 - 41.8%

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Packaging
1, 5 and 20 litre bottles. Drums 180 kilos.
Storage
Light sensitive product. Store in tightly closed origina container in a dry, cool and dark place in light resistant containers.
Bay Oil

Bay Oil

Extracted from the leaves of Laurus nobilis L an evergreen tree or shrub popular in the Mediterranean.

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Uses
Valuable ingredient in flavours of savoury products, meats, soups, sauces, baked goods ethnic foods and confectionery. It has also important components used in Perfumery and it is extensively used in toiletry products.

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Viscous liquid
Colour
Brownish
Odour
Characteristics of Bay leaves
Optical Rotation
-4 - -21
Refractive Index
1.460 - 1.477
Refractive Index at 20°
0.910 - 0.944

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Packaging
1,5 and 20 litre bottles. Drums 180 kilos.
Storage
Store in tightly closed original container in a dry, cool and well ventilated place.
Shelf Life
24 months if stored as advised
Cardamon Oil

Cardamon Oil

Extracted from the fruits of the dried ripe Elettataria Cardamomum Maton (Fam Zingiberaceae)

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Uses
Flavours, Confectionery, cakes, sausages, sauces, liqueurs and pickles. Also in certain medicinal preparations.

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Clear liquid
Colour
Very pale yellow clear liquid
Odour
Camphoraceus. Typical of Cardamons
Specific Gravity
0.9212 - 0.936
Optical Rotation
+24
Refractive Index
1.4620 - 1.4680

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Packaging
1, 5 and 20 litre bottles. Drums 180 kilos.
Storage
Store in tightly closed original container in a dry, cool and well ventilated place. Protect from strong Sunlight.
Shelf Life
24 months when stored as advised
Cinnamon Leaf Oil

Cinnamon Leaf Oil

Extracted from the leaves of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Mess (fam. Lauraceae) -the true Cinnamon from the old Ceylon- known as Sri Lanka.

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Uses
Medicinal (colds, flu, digestive and kidney problems and rheumatism). Also in food recipes.

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Liquid
Colour
Pale Yellow
Odour
Fresh, Characteristic of Cinnamon
Specific Gravity
1.037 - 1.050
Optical Rotation
-2 - +1
Refractive Index
1.5288 - 1.5300
Phenol
75 - 79%

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Packaging
1, 5 and 20 litre bottles. Drums 180 kilos
Storage
Store in tightly closed original container in a dry, cool and well ventilated place
Shelf Life
24 months when stored as advised
Dill Seed Oil

Dill Seed Oil

Extracted from the seeds of Anethum Graveolens L. by steam distillation

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Uses
It is widely used as a flavor in food and chewing gums. Dentistry and other pharmaceutical uses have been traditional uses as well as Perfumery and Toiletries.

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Clear Liquid
Colour
Pale Yellow
Odour
Sweet, spicy characteristic of herb.
Specific Gravity
0.895 - 0.910
Refractive Index
1.481 - 1.492

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Packaging
1, 5 and 20 litre bottles. Drums 180 kilos
Storage
Store in tightly closed original container in a dry, cool and well ventilated place
Shelf Life
24 months when stored as advised
Garlic Oil

Garlic Oil

Extracted from the bulb of the Garlic, Allium stivumL. Liliaceae.

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Uses
In a variety of food products, bread, sauces, soups, ethnic and french recipes. Also it is used for medicinal purposes.

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Clear mobile liquid
Colour
Pale yellow to yellow
Odour
Pungent, characteristic
Specific Gravity
1.060 - 1.099
Refractive Index
1.565 - 1.585

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Packaging
1, 5 and 20 ltre bottles. Drums 180 kilos.
Storage
Store in tightly closed original container in a dry, cool and well ventilated place. Keep away from heat, sparks and open flames. Protect from freezing and direct sunlight.
Shelf Life
36 months when stored as advised
Lemon Oil

Lemon Oil

By cold extraction from the lemon peel "Citrus Limonum Risso".

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Uses
In Bakery, beverages, confectionery, sauces and dressings, toppings and fillings and fragrance.

Typical Analysis

Appearance
Liquid (inflammable)
Colour
Green to pale yellow
Odour
Characteristics of lemon peel
Specific Gravity
0.840 - 0.865
Refractive Index
1.470 - 1.475

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Packaging
In drums according with present regulations: 25,50,100 and 190kgs net.
Storage
Store in cool, dry conditions in original, unopened containers. Reseal opened containers securely.
Other Health Hazards
Flammable, Harmful. irritant. Dangerous for the environment.
Shelf Life
12 months at -2°c
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