Chinese name: Pine needle oil

Name :FIR NEEDLE OIL, CANADIAN

Alias: Fir, fir oil, fir oil, Canada, Canadian fir leaf oil, balsam fir oil, Canadian type

CAS: 8021-28-1

EINECS: 617-004-9

Density: 0.909g/mLat 25°C(lit.)

Boiling point: 132°C(lit.)

Flash point: 110°F

Refractive index: n20/D 1.4750(lit.)

Specific rotation -20°--59°

Storage condition: -20°C

Physical and chemical properties: colorless or light yellow liquid. Scent of cool pine and cedar needles.

Main components: bornyl acetate, bornol, α-pinene, β-pinene, camphene, etc.

Application :GB 2760-96: Permissible use of food spices. Mainly used for sweetening wine and so on. Mainly used in soap, perfume, air freshener, deodorant and other daily necessities essence. It is also used in foods such as sweets, baked goods and beverages.

Production methods and others: Obtained by steam distillation of needles and branches of Abies balsamea, a pine plant. The yield is 0.25% ~ 2%. Mainly produced in Canada.