Gorka pomorandža (bigarade)

Bigarade is the bitter orange, a hybrid citrus tree species, Citrus × aurantium, and its fruit. Its peel oil has an orange, fresh and leafy odour.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Citrusni
- Source
- fruit peel
- Chemical class
- monoterpene hydrocarbons
Miris
Teroar i oblici
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
Bigarade, the bitter orange, was used in all early recipes for duck à l'orange, originally called canard à la bigarade. The trees require little care and may live for as long as 600 years.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Bitter orange oil is typically cold pressed from the rinds of the fruits. In many countries an oil is pressed from the fresh peel of ripe fruit. An essential oil is also extracted from the peel of dried, unripe bitter oranges. Neroli is distilled from the blossoms of the same tree, and petitgrain from the leaves and sometimes the twigs and branches.
- Formula
- Complex natural mixture (key constituents: limonene C₁₀H₁₆; myrcene)
- CAS
- 68916-04-1
- Botanički naziv
- Citrus aurantium subsp. amara
- Izgled
- pale yellow to yellow clear liquid
- Sinonimi
- bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange, bigarade orange, marmalade orange
Restricted — IFRA Standard « Bitter orange peel oil expressed » (Amendment 49)
- Tačka paljenja
- 47.78 °C (TCC)
- Relativna gustina
- 0.845-0.851 at 25 °C
- Indeks prelamanja
- 1.4725-1.4755 at 20 °C
U parfemima
Eau de cologne contains a mixture of citrus oils, bitter orange oil among them. Undiluted essential oils of Citrus aurantium are sold at a high price on the international market of the aromatherapy, perfume and cosmetic industry. Neroli oil, distilled from the blossom of the same tree, is also employed in perfumes. Petitgrain bigarade oil is used in perfumery and found in colognes.