Difference between revisions of "Lime"
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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Lime.jpg|thumb|Alt=|250px|left|Citrus aurantifolia]] |
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
| − | * Botanical Name : | + | * Botanical Name : Citrus aurantifolia |
| − | * Other Names : | + | * Other Names : Citrus medica var. acida, Citrus latifolia, Mexican lime, West Indian lime, sour lime |
* CAS Number : 8008-26-2 | * CAS Number : 8008-26-2 | ||
| − | * Origin : Mexico | + | * Origin : Mexico, Florida, Central America, Italy |
==Extraction Method== | ==Extraction Method== | ||
| − | * Parts Used : | + | * Parts Used : peel, whole fruit |
| − | * | + | * Cold expression of the peel of the unripe fruit |
| + | * Steam distillation ofthe whole ripe, crushed fruit | ||
* Physical Description : pale yellow to greenish yellow clear liquid | * Physical Description : pale yellow to greenish yellow clear liquid | ||
==Olfactory Description== | ==Olfactory Description== | ||
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==Aromatherapy== | ==Aromatherapy== | ||
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[[Category:Naturals]] | [[Category:Naturals]] | ||
[[Category:Essential Oils]] | [[Category:Essential Oils]] | ||
[[Category:Citrus]] | [[Category:Citrus]] | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 30 July 2016
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Citrus aurantifolia
- Other Names : Citrus medica var. acida, Citrus latifolia, Mexican lime, West Indian lime, sour lime
- CAS Number : 8008-26-2
- Origin : Mexico, Florida, Central America, Italy
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : peel, whole fruit
- Cold expression of the peel of the unripe fruit
- Steam distillation ofthe whole ripe, crushed fruit
- Physical Description : pale yellow to greenish yellow clear liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Citrus
- Perfumery Note:
- fresh lime sweet terpene
Chemical Constituents
- aromadendrene : 0,18 %
- alpha-bergamotene : 0,76 - 1,91 %
- borneol : 3,25 %
- camphene : 0,37 %
- delta-2-carene : 0,57 %
- beta-caryophyllene : 1,46 %
- beta-bisabolene : 1,04 %
- beta-chamigrene : 0,40 %
- 1,4-cineole : 3,36 %
- para-cymen-8-ol : Trace
- para-cymene : 1,89 - 3,07 %
- alpha-farnesene : 0,68 %
- beta-farnesene : 0,10 %
- alpha-fenchol : 0,79 %
- alpha-fenchene : 0,21 %
- dihydrocarveol : 2,80 %
- beta-ocimene : 0,20 %
- beta-ocimenol : 0,15 %
- beta-elemene : 0,13 %
- alpha-fenchene : 0,03 %
- geranial : Trace
- geranyl acetate : 0,10 %
- germacrene B : 0,21 %
- gamma-gurjunene : 0,45 %
- jasmone : Trace
- limonene : 15,97 - 52,2 %
- linalool : 0,2 - 2,30 %
- alpha-phellandrene : 0,46 %
- gamma-muurolene : 0,26 %
- myrcene : 0,34 %
- nerol : 0,52 %
- neryl acetate : 0,17 %
- beta-ocimene : 0,28 %
- alpha-pinene : 0,03 - 1,02 %
- beta-pinene : 0,17 - 1,34 %
- sabinene : 0,28 %
- alpha-santalene : 0,02 %
- beta-santalene : 0,04 %
- epi-beta-santalene : 0,35 %
- selina-4,11-diene : 0,13 %
- alpha-selinene : 0,39 %
- delta-selinene : 0,20 %
- beta-selinene : 0,01 - 3,15 %
- terpinen-1-ol : 1,20 - 5,31 %
- terpinen-4-ol : 0,97 - 5,72 %
- gamma-terpinene : 2,46 - 17 %
- beta-terpineol : 1,03 - 9,11 %
- alpha-terpineol : 7,90 - 27,66 %
- terpinolene : 5,28 %
- alpha-terpinyl acetate : 0,15 %
- alpha-thujene : 0,02 %
- valencene : 0,10 %
- verbenone : 0,60 %
- viridiflorene : 0,29 %