DEFINITION

Tangerine Peel Dry Extract is prepared from the dried exocarp and mesocarp of the ripe fruit of Citrus reticulata Blanco (Fam. Rutaceae), partially freed from the white spongy tissue of the mesocarp, by extraction with hydroalcoholic mixtures. It contains NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of total dihydroflavone glycosides, calculated as the sum of narirutin (C₂₇H₃₂O₁₄), hesperidin (C₂₈H₃₄O₁₅), and didymin (C₂₈H₃₄O₁₄) on the anhydrous basis, and NLT 90.0% and NMT 110.0% of the labeled amount of total polymethoxylated flavones, calculated as the sum of nobiletin (C₂₁H₂₂O₈), 3,5,6,7,8,3′,4′-heptamethoxyflavone (C₂₂H₂₄O₉), and tangeretin (C₂₀H₂₀O₇) on the anhydrous basis. It may contain suitable added substances as carriers.