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Rose Water 

Technical Specifications

No.

Characteristics

Measurement Limit

1

Appearance

Rose water should be clear and without sediment.

2

Color

Rose water should be colorless.

3

Taste and Smell

Rose water should have its own taste and be free of any unnatural taste and smell, sourness, mold and burn.

4

PH

3.8-6

5

Acid number in terms of acetic acid (mg/100ml)

0.8-6

6

Relative density at 20 degrees Celsius

Max 1.005

7

Amount of essential oil (mg/100ml)

12-32

8

Oxidation number (ml/100ml)

120-230

9

Ester Number(ml/100ml)

Min 0.8

10

Ethanol (g/100ml)

Max 0.25

11

Methanol (mg/l)

Rose water with an essential oil content of 12-20 (mg/100ml)

Max 150

Rose water with an essential oil content of more than 20 (mg/100ml)

Max 200

12

Iodine value (ml/100ml)

12-57

Major chemical compounds and their amounts in essential oil obtained from rose water

No.

Type of compound

The maximum percentage of compounds

The minimum percentage of compounds

1

Phenyl ethyl alcohol-2

78

60

2

Citronellol

14

5

3

Geraniol

6

2.5

4

Methyl eugenol

4

0.5

5

Linalool

4

1

6

Eugenol

3.5

0.8

7

Nerol

4

1.8