As is often the case with flowers, the yield at the distillation of the flowers of the bitter orange tree is low. Great finesse and great price, neroli bigarade remains a “size” in aromatherapy. This essential oil comes to us from Morocco, where the hydrosol is also marketed. Essential oils extracted from flowers have a complex biochemistry
- Botanical family Rutaceae
- Latin name: Citrus aurantium var. amara
Essential oil obtained by distillation of the flower
- monoterpenols: linalool (more than 30%), alpha-terpineol, nerol,
- geraniol esters: linalyl, farnesyl, neryl, geranyl acetate; their share is quite low (6%)
- sesquiterpenols: trans-nerolidol, farnesol (around 6%)
- monoterpenes: more numerous (around 30%), including a lot of limonene and pinenes
- nitrogen compounds: methyl methylanthranylate (low: 0.5%)
From controlled organic farming:
Certisys-BE1 control