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Litsea Cubeba Berry
Oil
Code：GB
NOB；FEMA 3846
Main
Composition：Citral,
Limonene, Citronellal, Geranial, Nerol, α-pinene, etc.
Properties：Limpid
yellowish liquid, fresh Citral scented.
Method：Steam
distilled Oil of Litsea Cubeba.Berry.
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Items
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Index
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GB
11424—89
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ISO 3214—74
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Color
& State
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Yellowish
to yellow, Limpid Liquid
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Limpid
liquid, Pale yellow.
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Aroma
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Citral
scented, possessing properties of Chinese Litsea Cubeba Berry
Oil.
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Fresh,
Citral scented.
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Relative
Density
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0．882～0．905(20/20℃)
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0．880～0．892(20/20℃)
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Refractive
Index
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1．4810～1．4880(20℃)
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1．4800～1．4870(20℃)
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Optical
Rotation（20℃）
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+2°～+12°
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－1°～+10°
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Determination
of Carbonyl Compounds (Determined by Citral)/%
≥
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74．0
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74．0
(Carbonyls≥272)
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Solubility
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1mL
of the Oil solubilized in 3mL Ethanol at 70% Volume Percentage
results in limpid liquid.
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1mL
Essential Oil resolvable
in 3mL Ethanol at 70% Volume Percentage
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Citral
Content /%
≥
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66．0
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—
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Quality
Standard
Discrimination：Fragrance.
Use：
1．Notes:
Litsea
Cubeba Berry Oil
is one of the main materials from which the Citral is seperated.
Citral can be used as flavoring agent, and as material to make
synthetic perfumery. Litsea Cubeba Berry Oil itself can also be used
as agent to flavor varieties of essence for foodstuff, especially
the fruit-flavor essence, and soft drink, etc... The refined Litsea
Cubeba Berry Oil is often used as modifying agent for Lemon Essence
and White Lemon Essence, in order to enhance the freshness of the
fruit flavor.
2．Usage
range and dosage
1
It
is stipulated in Chinese 《Hygienic
standards for food additives in use》（GB
2760—1996） that, the Oil can be used in varieties of foodstuff essence
according to manufacture requirement.
2 As per relative
regulation in FEMA , the average dosage of the oil used in foodstuff
and drinks is respectively as follows: 178/356㎎/㎏for
baked and toasted food, which is the highest average dosage； 28/56㎎/㎏
for non-alcohol drinks；
5．9/11．8㎎/㎏ for alcohol drinks； 0．2/0．4
㎎/㎏
for cheese；
10/20㎎/㎏
for condiment；33．6 /67．2㎎/㎏ for refrigerated dairy products； 210/420㎎/㎏
for pudding；
0．75/1．5㎎/㎏ for bovril；
2．25/4．5㎎/㎏
for meat product；
181/362㎎/㎏
for panocha.
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