Product Name : Cardamom oil
Batch no : BA/EO/FM/21-2102221
Mfg. Date : 21 Feb 2022
Expiry Date : 20 Jan 2025
Botanical name : Elettaria cardamomum
INCI name : Elettaria Cardamomum s(Cardamom) Oil
Date of retest : 20 Jan 2023
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Oragnoleptic properties
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Specification
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Test Method
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Result
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Appearance
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Clear, colorless or yellow liquid.
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Visual
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Complies
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Odour
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Characteristic cardamom fruit
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Sensory
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Solubility
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Soluble in 3 N hydrochloric acid and in 2 N nitric acid; practically
insoluble in water; insoluble in
alcohol.
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In House Method
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Complies
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Identification: TLC:
GC:
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Complies with the test
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Physical Characteristic
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Refractive index @ 20 oC
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1.461 to 1.467
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BA-QC-016-008
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1.463
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Specific gravity @ 25 oC
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0.917 to 0.940
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BA-QC-016-007
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0.924
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Optical rotation
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-10. 0 to +32. 0
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BA-QC-016-048
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+22.25
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Acid value
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NMT 1.00mgKOH/gm
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BA-QC-016-001
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0.35
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Water content
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0.30% Max
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BA-QC-016-047
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0.15
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Residual solvent
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None
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Complies
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Easter value
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90 to 156
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112
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Chiral purity
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(-)-carvone: maximum 1 per cent.
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Complies
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Chromatographic Analysis:%
1, 8 cineole
Terpinyl acetate
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20.1 to 65.0
22 to 58.5
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By GC
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30.25
26.15
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In the mention of the above product is of standards quality.
Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C |
