Reference number
ISO 4729:1984
International Standard
ISO 4729:1984
Oil of pimento leaf (Pimenta dioica (Linnaeus) Merrill)
Edition 1
1984-10
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ISO 4729:1984
10712
Published (Edition 1, 1984)
This publication was last reviewed and confirmed in 2020. Therefore this version remains current.

ISO 4729:1984

ISO 4729:1984
10712
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CHF 42
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Abstract

The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil. Appearance: Mobile liquid. Colour: Orange-yellow to dark brown (Jamaica) to reddish brown (India). Odour: Characteristic, dry woody and some different for Jamaica and India. Taste: Spicy, warm and slightly burning. Relative density at 20/20 °C: 1,036 - 1,053. Refractive index at 20 °C: 1,5310 - 1,5360. Miscibility with 70 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C: 1 : 2. Phenols content: Minimum 65 % (Jamaica); 70 % (India).

General information

  •  : Published
     : 1984-10
    : International Standard confirmed [90.93]
  •  : 1
     : 2
  • ISO/TC 54
    71.100.60 
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