What is citrus peel oil?

The main chemical component of orange peel oil is limonene.

Widely exists in natural plant essential oils. Among them, citrus oil, lemon oil, orange oil and camphor white oil are the main dextrorotators. Levosome includes peppermint oil, etc. Neroli oil, Chinese fir oil and camphor white oil are racemates. In the manufacture of this product, the above essential oils are fractionated separately, and terpenes can also be extracted from general essential oils.

Or as a by-product in the process of processing camphor oil and synthesizing camphor. The obtained dipentene can be purified by distillation to obtain limonene. α -pinene was obtained from turpentine by fractionation, isomerization and fractionation. The by-product of camphene is dipentene. In addition, dipentene can also be produced when turpentine is hydrated to make terpineol.

Extended data

Citrus peel oil is mainly used as flavoring agent in food and daily chemical products. The powder made of citrus oil can not only be made into seasoning powder, but also be used in soup, sauce powder and powder beverage to make these foods have citrus flavor and improve the flavor and quality of spices, spice powder and colorants.

Citrus oil can also be used medicinally for relieving cough and eliminating phlegm, especially for inhibiting pneumococcus, Streptococcus A, Streptococcus catarrhalis and Staphylococcus aureus.

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