Ultra International B.V.
Product: Lemon Oil
Harvesting and collecting Lemons
Lemon trees near Andalucia, Spain
Lemons arriving in bulk for processing
Lemon Oil Spain Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F.
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Description
Lemon oil from all corners of the world is one of Ultra’s core products.
Lemon has a place in many culinary uses from soft drinks and cocktails to marmalade. However, it can also be used and found in household cleaning products since it can disinfect, deodorise, remove grease and dissolve wax and grime to name but a few uses.
Lemon is also used in aromatherapy to enhance moods and can be used for its anti-bacterial properties in other medicinal applications. In fragrances it gives a fresh uplifting and zesty note to any perfume, as it is highly volatile.
Interestingly the three top producers of fresh lemons in the world are not the countries we would associate with oil production; the top 3 being China, India and Mexico, which account for over 40% of the world production. The Spanish are the largest within Europe producing around 900,000 MT - 1,000,000 MT of fresh lemons in any given good year.
There are two seasons in Spain giving them around 9 months of harvesting during the year. The 'Fino' and 'Primafiori' type runs from November to March and the 'Verna' type from April to July. Depending on the year 20-25% of all lemons are further processed.
Today we associate lemon oil production with Italy and Spain (Europe), Argentina, Bolivia and USA (Americas) and even South Africa who are small producers on the global scale.
Spain is Europe's largest producer of fresh lemons and the largest producer of oil.
Lemon oil is obtained by cold expression or steam distillation of lemon's peel.
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Product Details
- Botanical name: Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F.
- Origin: Spain
- Crop Season: November - July
- Plant/part used: Peel
- Method of extraction: Expressed / Steam Distilled
- TSCA CAS: 8008-56-8
- EINECS CAS: 84929-31-7
- EINECS: 284-515-8
- INCI Name: Citrus medica limonum (Lemon) peel oil
- Appearance: Pale yellow to dark yellow mobile liquid
- Organoleptic Properties: Fresh lemon peel sweet citrus aldehydic
- Density: 0.849 - 0.858
- Refractive index: 1.470 - 1.476
- Optical rotation: +57º to +70º
- Chemical constituents: Limonene, Terpinene, Pinene, Sabinene, Myrcene, Citral, Linalool
- Fragrance usage: max. 10%
- Flavour usage: max.1%
- IFRA: Restricted by IFRA
- Allergens: Contains fragrance allergens
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Latest Market Information January 8, 2023
AILIMPO’s lemon crop estimate for the 2022/2023 season forecasts production in Spain of 1.09 million metric tonnes (MMT). This represents an overall decrease of 10% compared to 2021/2022 that closed with a final production of 1.21 MMT according to the provisional balance that accounts for the fruit exported, processed, sold in the domestic market, as well as weight losses. The balance has been higher than initially expected partly due to higher production of Verna lemons due to the strong increase in sizes, and the important harvest of “rodrejo” lemons in summer.
The expected decline is due to adverse weather conditions in 2022 with significant rainfall events in March and April that affected flowering and fruit setting in many production areas. In addition, summer has been particularly hot with increased temperatures and lack of rain, resulting in delayed fruit development with smaller fruit sizes.
The decrease will be particularly remarkable in the Verna variety, with a 22% drop. In the case of Fino variety, a 5% drop is expected.
SPAIN: FRESH LEMON PRODUCTION (MT)
Market price : EURO 15.00 / kilo -
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