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.
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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
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
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 Bark Oil
Extracted from the dried bark of the shoot of coppiced trees of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Mess (fam. Lauraceae) -the true Cinnamon from the old Ceylon- known as Sri Lanka.
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Uses
Medicinal applications for stomach ailments and also in the manufacture of toothpaste as food and beverages.
Typical Analysis
Appearance
Light Liquid
Colour
Yellow to Brownish Yellow
Odour
Fresh, Characteristic of Cinnamon
Specific Gravity
1.045– 1.055
Optical Rotation
0 – 2.10
Refractive Index
1.542 – 1.554
Cinnamaldehyde Content
60%
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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
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
Clove Stem Oil
Extracted from the stem of the Clove Tree, Eugenia Caryophyllata Thun (Caryophyllus aromaticus L)
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Uses
Used in medicinal preparations, as a flavor and as an alternative to diesel fuel. It is also used to extract Eugenol and its derivatives.
Typical Analysis
Appearance
Clear Liquid
Colour
Very Pale Yellow
Odour
Spicy aroma, typical of the tree
Specific Gravity
1.040 - 1.067
Optical Rotation
Up to - 1.30
Refractive Index
1.531 to 1.538
Total Eugenol
83% - 95%
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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
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
Eucalyptus (Globulus) Oil
Extracted from the leaves of the Eucalyptus (Globulus) tree by steam distillation.
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Uses
Widely used for Therapeutic, Perfumery and Flavouring applications
Typical Analysis
Appearance
Liquid
Colour
Colourless to pale Yellow
Odour
Characteristic champhoraceous odour of Eucalyptus
Specific Gravity
0.9050 - 0.9250
Optical Rotation
0.0 - 10.0
Refractive Index
1.4580 - 1.4700
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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
Fennel Oil (sweet)
Extracted from the seeds of Foeniculum vulgare var. Dulce by steam distillation
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Uses
Widely used as a Flavour in food and beverages. Also in medicinal preparations and Aromatherapy.
Typical Analysis
Appearance
Mobile Liquid to solid
Colour
Colourless to Pale Yellow
Odour
Characteristic of plant
Specific Gravity
0.950 - 0.970
Refractive Index
1.5030 - 1.550
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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
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
