Cloves essential oil information
Clove essential oil is extracted from Eugenia of the Myrtaceae family.
Oil properties
Clove oil has a warm, strong, very strong spicy aroma and the oil is colorless to pale yellow with a medium to watery viscosity.
Origin of clove oil
A native of Indonesia and the Malacca Islands, it is an evergreen tree that grows to about 10 meters tall and has bright green leaves and nail-shaped rose-peach flower buds which turn, upon drying, a deep red brown.
Extraction
Clove oil can be extracted from the leaves, stem and buds.
Chemical composition
The main chemical components of clove oil are eugenol, eugenol acetate, iso-eugenol and caryophyllene.
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS |
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Sample Name |
Basra Herbal Oil of Clove Stem |
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Laboratory ID |
SAS – FCM – 191977 |
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Date |
7/12/2019 |
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Analytical Parameters |
Analytical Method |
Result |
Units |
Limits |
Remarks |
Acid Value |
ISO 660:1996 |
11.0988 |
mg KOH/g |
Max 4 |
Complies |
Peroxide Value |
ISO 3961:19998 |
1.9785 |
mEqv/kg |
Max 15 |
Complies |
Lead |
AOC 994.02 |
<0.01 |
mg/kg |
Max 0.1 |
Complies |
Copper |
AOAC 942.13 |
<0.01 |
mg/kg |
Max 0.1 |
Complies |
Total Iron |
AOAC 990.05 |
0.1350 |
mg/kg |
Max 5 |
Complies |
Arsenic |
AOAC 942.13 |
<0.001 |
mg /kg |
Max 0.1 |
Complies |
Alpha cypermethrin |
AOAC 970.52 |
Nil |
mg/kg |
Nil |
Complies |
Calcium Arsenate |
SAS-TM-MR-035 |
Nil |
mg/kg |
Nil |
Complies |
Chlordimeform |
SAS-TM-MR-078 |
Nil |
mg/kg |
Nil |
Complies |
All Parameters were ana* All Parameters analyzed ” AS IS BASIS “ *Limits based on Codex S * Limits based on Codex Stan 19 & EAS Standard 769. |