BERGAMOT OIL

Product Description

Citrus bergamot "bergamia"  synonym (Citrus bergamia Risso) is a fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow color similar to a lemon, and a pleasant fragrance. The juice tastes less sour than lemon, but more bitter than grapefruit. Citrus bergamot is native and commercially grown in Calabria (Italy), where more than 80% are found, and some in France,[1] and in Ivory Coast for essential oil but not for juice consumption.[2] Bergamot grows on small trees which blossom during the winter. The distinctive aroma of the bergamot is most commonly known for its use in Earl Grey tea,[3] though the juice of the fruit has also been used in Calabrian indigenous medicine as an herbal remedy for malaria[4] and its essential oil is popular in aromatherapy applications.
The bergamot orange is unrelated to the herbs of the same name, Monarda didyma and Monarda fistulosa, which are in the mint family. The active ingredients in Bergamot are Neoeriocitrin, Naringin, Neohesperidin, Ponceritin, Melitidin, and Brutelidin. Melitidin and Brutelidin are new compounds that have been recently discovered that only exist in Citrus Bergamot to exhibit statin like principle. Citrus Bergamia is not the same species as citrus aurantum, which is commonly found in China. Citrus Aurantum does not contain Melitidin, and Brutelidin. The major active biological constituents in Citrus Aurantum are flavonoids, especially hesperidin, naringin and alkaloids, mainly synephrine. Synephrine is not present in Citrus Bergamot.
 
BERGAMOT OIL Basic information
Product Name: BERGAMOT OIL
Synonyms: OIL, BERGAMOT;OIL OF BERGAMOT;BERGAMOT OIL;BERGAMOT OIL, IMITATION;BERGAMOT OIL ITALIAN;BERGAMOT TERPENES;FEMA 2153;Bergamotoil,concentrated
CAS: 8007-75-8
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MW: 0
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Product Categories: Natural Plant Extract;Biochemicals and Reagents;Lipids;Oils;A-BFlavors and Fragrances;Alphabetical Listings;Essential Oils;Flavors and Fragrances
Mol File: Mol File
 
 
BERGAMOT OIL Chemical Properties
bp  159 °C(lit.)
 
density  0.877 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
 
refractive index  n20/D 1.4665(lit.)
 
FEMA  2153
Fp  137 °F
 
 
Safety Information
RIDADR  UN 1993 3/PG 3
 
WGK Germany  2
 
RTECS  DS0500000
 
Hazardous Substances Data 8007-75-8(Hazardous Substances Data