CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FLOWER WATER Property

FEMA 

2818 | ORANGE BLOSSOMS ABSOLUTE

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet orangeflower green stem

Odor Type

floral

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

H332Harmful if inhaled

H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P271Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

P272Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P304+P340IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and Keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.

P312Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.

P321Specific treatment (see … on this label).

P332+P313IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P333+P313IF SKIN irritation or rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P362Take off contaminated clothing and wash before reuse.

P363Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FLOWER WATER Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Bitter orange is a tall tree, up to 10 m (33 ft.) high, with darkgreen oval leaves and flowers with five petals. The fruit has a green epicarp that turns yellow-orange on ripening, a spongy mesocarp, and an endocarp consisting of succulent segments. Native to the Far East, bitter orange is cultivated extensively throughout the Mediterranean (especially Sicily), Guinea, West Indies, and Brazil: other nations are minor producers. A commercially important variety grows wild and also is cultivated in Paraguay. The parts used are the leaves and twigs (petitgrain), flowers (neroli bigarade), and peel. All oils and derivatives from bitter orange have a characteristic orange aroma with a bitter flavor.
See Petitgrain for the essential oil from leaves and twiglets; from flowers, see Neroli Bigarade.
Bitter orange peel essential oil can be obtained by the following methods: (a) expression of fresh fruit rinds (peel) using suitable machinery that ruptures the oil-bearing cells, followed by separation and purification by centrifugation, or (b) steam distillation of peels.
The raw bitter orange essence is transformed into bitter orange soluble essence by washing with low-proof alcohol. The soluble essence is used for the manufacture of special syrups and adjusted for strength accordingly (e.g., 1:50, 1:100, 1:200, and 1:400). By removing terpenes and sesquiterpenes by vacuum distillation or cold extraction with low-proof alcohol, the following are obtained: (a) terpeneless bitter orange essential oil, and (b) sesquiterpeneless bitter orange essential oil.
The tincture (20% in 65 to 70% or 90% ethanol) and the fluid extract are obtained from dried peels. Also see Neroli Bigarade, Derivatives.

Chemical Properties

Prepared from the petroleum-ether-extracted concrete of bitter orange flowers. An absolute is produced by alcohol extraction. The absolute has a very intense floral, fresh, long-lasting, delicate odor. Also see Orange, Bitter.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: sweet, floral, powdery, citrusy with woody floral jasmine and neroli notes.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: floral, citrus, tropical, rose, petitigrain, anthranilate-like with Maderia-like nuances.