ISO 3033:1988 PDF
Oil of spearmint (Mentha spicata Linnaeus)
Title (English):
ISO 3033:1988
Oil of spearmint (Mentha spicata Linnaeus)
- Document status:
- Withdrawn
- Format:
- Electronic (PDF)
- Number of pages:
- 4
- Publication date:
- July 7, 1988
- Edition:
- ISO IS 3033 edition 2 version 1
- ICS:
- 71.100.60
Description (English):
The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil. Appearance: Clear, mobile liquid. Colour: Almost colourless to pale greenish-yellow. Odour and flavour: Fresh and recalling the odour of the leaf. Relative density at 20/20 °C: 0,920 - 0,937. Refractive index at 20 °C: 1,4850 - 1,4910. Optical rotation at 20 °C: - 60 to - 45 . Miscibility in 80 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C: 1: 1. Carbonyl value: Minimum 200. Chromatographic profile: Typical chromatogram demonstrated. Flash point: 63 °C.
Technical details
- Technical committee
- ISO/TC 54 - Essential oils
- SKU
- ISO 3033:1988
