DESCRIPTION

Orange Oil, Bitter, Cold-pressed, occurs as a pale yellow or yellow-brown liquid with the characteristic aromatic odor of the Seville orange and an aromatic, somewhat bitter taste. It is the volatile oil obtained by expression, without the use of heat, from the fresh peel of the fruit of Citrus aurantium L. (Fam. Rutaceae). It is miscible with absolute alcohol and with an equal volume of glacial acetic acid. It is soluble in fixed oils and in mineral oil. It is slightly soluble in propylene glycol, but it is relatively insoluble in glycerin. It is affected by light, and its alcohol solutions are neutral to litmus. It may contain a suitable antioxidant.