Physical Characteristic

Specification

Appearance

Clear, colourless or pale yellow liquid.

Odor

odour, characteristic of the

crushed fruit.

Identification Second identification A.

First identification B.

Complying with test

Thin-layer chromatography

Relative density @ 25°C

0.857 to 0.868.

Refractive index @ 20°C

1.474 to 1.480.

Optical rotation @ 20°C

- 7° to - 15°.

Fatty oils and resinified essential oils

It complies with the test.

Acid value

Maximum 1.0

Peroxide value

Maximum 20.

Solubility

Soluble, at 20°, in 1 volume or more of ethanol (90%) and in 10 volumes or more of ethanol

(80%),

Assay by GC

a-pinene

Camphene

b-pinene

car-3-ene

b-myrcene

Limonene

b-phellandrene

p-cymene

terpinolene

bornyl acetate

b-caryophyllene

10.0 to 30.0%

Max 2.0%

3.0 to 14.0%

10 to 20.0%

3.0 to 12.0%

8.0 to 14.0%

10 to 19%

Max 2.5%

Max 8.0%

0.5 to 5.0%

0.5 to 5.0%