Chamomile

Chamomile, dried flowering plant Chamomilla officinalis c.koch, ch.vulgaris Gray matricaria chamoimilla. L belongs to the family of composite flowers Compositae. This one-year plant is very fragrant with a height of 20 to 40 cm. Its stems have branches, each leading to capitols of 1.5 to 2 cm in size. Its leaves have narrow and long cuts with a leaflet-like appearance. Each capitol has two types of flowers, one with a white tongue and the other with a yellow tube. The tabular flowers that are located in the margin of the capitol, after fully blooming, are bent downwards in a way that gives the general appearance of an open or half-open umbrella to the capitol. Chamomile fruits are very small, these flowering branches contain tannin essence, flavonoids, coumarins. Its essential oil has a substance called Azulene, which gives the essential oil a blue color, and gradually turns green to brown under the effect of air and light. Reminder: There is another chamomile from the Anthemis nobilis plant of the same family, which contains an essential oil that is blue in color due to the presence of chamazulene, and gradually turns green and then yellow to brown. This essential oil has a strong, pleasant, aromatic smell and a burning taste, and it contains angelic and taclic esters.

Product Technical Specifications:

Chamomile Technical Specifications
No.	Characteristics	Unit	Measurement Limit
1	Taste and Smell	-	Chamomile flavor and smell should be unique and free of any foreign flavor.
2	Pest Infestation	-	Negative
3	Foreign Materials	-	Negative
4	Color	-	Chamomile usually varies from yellow to brown.
5	Total Ash on Dry Matter Basis	Weight percentage	Max 4
6	Acid Insoluble Ash on Dry Matter Basis	Weight percentage	Max 0.5
7	Volatile Oil	Milliliters per 100 grams	Min 0.5
8	Moisture	Weight percentage	Max 10
9	The minimum essential oil of Anthemis nobilis chamomile is 0.7.

 

Storage Conditions: Chamomile packages should be kept in warehouses completely protected from sunlight, rain and high heat. The warehouse should be dry and free from foreign odors and protected from the entry of insects and other damagers. The warehouse should be equipped with ventilation to keep its humidity constant. The ventilation operation should be arranged so that the ventilation is done well and in dry conditions and is impervious to the entry of vapors. The warehouse should be equipped with disinfection equipment. The packages should be moved and transported in such a way that they are protected from rain, sun and other sources of intense heat and external odors and pollution, especially during transportation by ship.

Certifications:

1. Iran National Standards Organization
2. Iran Plant Protection Organization
3. Standard of Good Agricultural Practices
4. Organic Agricultural Products Certification
5. physical, chemical and microbial analyzes from the most reliable laboratories
6. HACCP
7. ISO
8. FSSC
9. IFS
10. SGS
11. BRC