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Lime Oils from Mexico

We believe that this year Mexican lime oil production will reach 3,000 drums. No stock seems to be available in Mexico from last year’s production; however, some plants are already turning out a substantial amount of product.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Silver Fir or Abies alba oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of silver fir oil.

Flavoring with Citrus Oils

Hopefully I have shown that citrus oils are extremely important for the flavoring of foods and beverages and that their consumption is growing steadily at more than 3% per year. On the other hand, the demands for performance can be expected to become more strict, particularly as far as stability and purity are concerned.

Although found only in coffee, furfuryl thioacetate certainly carries roasted, meaty and burnt notes.

Organoleptic Characteristics of Rue Oil, Cardamom Oil, Furfuryl Thioacetate and More

This month’s column discusses rue oil, cardamom oil, furfuryl thioacetate and more.

Essential Oils: Prospects for Supplier Consolidation

Unless the larger players in the industry decide to consolidate several key producers of essential oils ... this critical "small volume" commodity ... may soon vanish or fall into some kind of supply chaos.

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Pink Pepper Fruit and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of pink pepper fruit and leaf oils.

Puris' sourcing strategy involves acquiring buchu plant material from diverse regional farmers and meticulously identifying chemotypes.

Puris Perspectives: Formulating with Buchu Oil

Puris discusses the nuances of buchu oil, the company’s evolution and expanded product offerings.

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Natural Citronellol from Java Citronella Oil

Add natural freshness and brightness of floral-rosy, citrusy scent to your fragrance creation with Natural Citronellol derived from Java Citronella Oil.

Menthol and Cornmint Oil from China

This article looks at the current supply situation and draws some conclusions about the future availability of these products from China.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Cubeb Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of cubeb oil derived from Piper cubeba L.

Hydro-Distillation of Oils From Aromatic Herbs

Steam distillation for extracting essential oils from plant materials is a very simple operation. In fact, it is so simple that, for a long time, no one thought the way that the steam liberates the oil was worth investigating. So, until recently, this was very poorly understood and distillers were unaware of much inefficiency and waste built into stills and their operating procedures.

The Essential Oil from Rosmarinus officinalis L.

The essential oil produced from the leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis L. is an important essential oil of Spain. The Rosmarinus offlcinalis L. plant grows wild and has been cultivated in different parts of the country. The following sections treat history, botany, essential oil production, physiochemical properties, chemical composition, olfactive properties and applications, and production and trade of the essential oil of Rosemary. The preparation of terpeneless essential oil of Rosemary will be mentioned.

Water-Soluble Fractions of the Essential Oils

Due to the different solubilities, various essential oil components are disproportionately postitioned into the aqueous phase and, hence, the variable polar components are either reduced or lost. Because of this phenomenon, relatively soluble minor components of the oil can escape completely resulting in an unbalanced odor and flavor profile when compared with that of the original plant. Therefore, the water soluble fraction is of importance to both the quantitative and qualitative outcome of the essential oil production.

Pattern Recognition Methods for Discrimination of Essential Oils (Rose Oils) by Their Gas Chromatograms

It is possible to distinguish between essential oils of the same type and their mixtures by analysing their gas chromatograms using a pattern recognition method.

Progress in Essential Oils: Spanish Marjoram Oil, Lesser Galangal Oil and Wormwood Oil

This edition discusses the chemical composition of Spanish marjoram oil, lesser galangal oil and wormwood oil.

Essential Oils Of Tagetes minuta From Brazil

The Tagetes genus, which is widespread throughout the world, is very rich in species containing essential oils, like most members of the Compositae family. A new interest in the essential oil of Tagetes minuta L. has been growing recently due to its flavor and fragrance properties. However, the increase in diseases caused by the mosquito Aedis aegypti in Brazil has stimulated research toward control of this insect using non-classical approaches.

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Helichrysum italicum D.C. Essential Oil from Balkans

With the steady growth of essential oil use in aromatherapy, the authors here discuss the Balkan variety’s olfactive composition using traditional techniques and a new method that describes subjects’ perceived experiences and consciousness.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Grapefruit Oil

This month's issues discusses the chemical composition of grapefruit oil.

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