DESCRIPTION

Orange Oil, Cold-pressed occurs as an intensely yellow, orange, or deep orange liquid with the characteristic odor and taste of the outer part of fresh, sweet orange peel. It is the volatile oil obtained by expression, without the use of heat, from the fresh peel of the ripe fruit of Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck (Fam. Rutaceae). It is miscible with dehydrated alcohol and with carbon disulfide. It is soluble in glacial acetic acid. It may contain a suitable antioxidant.