Citrus-seed Oils

Name:
Citrus-seed Oils
Detailed information:
Edible oils expressed from the seeds of grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, and tangerine reclaimed from cannery processing.

Properties:

Nondrying; odor, color, and taste characteristic of source; bitter taste removed by alkali refining. D 0.91–0.92, saponification number 190–195, iodine number 100–110, optically inactive. Combustible. May be bleached, deodorized, or hydrogenated.

Chief constituents:

Chiefly palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids.

Use:

Flavoring, food products, cosmetics, odorants in special soaps.