OLIO ESSENZIALE DI CITRONELLA
Lemongrass also known as Lemongrass is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the familyof the Poaceae native to the subtropical countries belonging to south-eastern Asia; lemongrass has a rigid and erect stem that can reach a meter in height; the leaves are ribbon-like and green in color tending to bluish. In almost all species of lemongrass, the leaves are aromatic.
Among the best known species are Ceylon lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus) and Java lemongrass (Cymbopogon winterianus); the latter species of lemongrass is considered very valuable thanks to its high content of essential oils.
The lemongrass essence is obtained from the leaves and stems after drying; the essence is essentially made up of citronellol and geraniol (together they make up about 95%)
ORIGINAL PLANT cymbopogon winterianus jowitt
PART OF THE PLANT USED FRESH OR PARTIALLY DRIED GRASS
MOLECULAR WEIGHT 0
CAS 91771-61-8; 8000-29-1
EINECS 294-954-7
FEMA 2308
TARIFF NUMBER 3301.29.41.00
SPECIFICATIONS
APPEARANCE AT 20 ° C CLEAR MOBILE LIQUID
COLOR FROM PALE YELLOW TO BROWN
SMELL LEMON, GRASSY
OPTICAL ROTATION (°) -5 / 1
DENSITY AT 20 ° C (g / ml)) 0,880 - 0,895
REFRATIVE INDEX nd20 1.4650 - 1.4750
FLASH POINT (° C) 94
SOLUBILITY IN ETHANOL 80º 1: 2
DOSAGE (% GC) -
ACID VALUE (mg KOH / g) -
STABILITY AND STORAGE
KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE, AWAY FROM LIGHT. IF STORED FOR MORE THAN 24 MONTHS, QUALITY MUST BE CHECKED BEFORE USE.
olfactory note: fresh, citric, floral;
gustatory note: citrus, lemon;
Main constituent:
citronellal: 26-45%
geraniol: 16-30%
citronellol: 7-18%
geranyl acetate: ≤ 8%
element: ≤ 8%
© 2013 MARCO BELLATI - Via Umberto Saba 14/B
30010 BOJON di Campolongo Maggiore (VE) - ITALY
