Fennel Essential Oil

Product Name: Fennel Essential Oil Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare dulce Synonyms: Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce, Anethum foeniculum vulgare var. dulce INCI Name: Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) oil CAS #: 8006-84-6 Country of Origin: Hungary

CLASSIFICATION:

Contents: Anethol, fenchone, d-pinene, phellandrene, anisic acid, anisic aldehyde, limonene, estrogole isafrole Composition Anethol 50 – 80 % Fenchone < 5.0 % Limonene < 5.0 % α-pinene >7.6% CAS: 7785-70-8

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

Appearance: Clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid. Odor: Characteristic spicy sweet woody odor. Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and oils. Insoluble in water. Specific Gravity: 0.953 – 0.973 @ 20°C Optical Rotation: +12 – +24 @ 20°C Refractive Index: 1.528 – 1.538 @ 20°C Extraction Method: Steam distillation of seeds