Nutmeg oil

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.), belonging to the family Myristicaceae, is a spice seed from the fruit of a tropical. The nutmeg tree grows well in the tropical climate, and found on the continents of the America, Asia and Africa.

Nutmeg has a distinctive, pungent fragrance and a warm, slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavor many kinds of baked goods, confections, puddings, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and some beverages such as eggnog. Nutmeg has aromatic, stimulant, narcotic, carminative, astringent, aphrodisiac, hypolipidaemic, antithrombotic, anti-platelet aggregation, antifungal, anti-dysenteric, and anti-inflammatory activities. The spice is used as a remedy for stomach ache, rheumatism, and vomiting during pregnancy.

Nutmeg contains a volatile oil, a fixed oil, proteins, fats, starch, and mucilage. The fixed oil contains myristin and myristic acid. Nutmeg yields 5–15% of volatile oil. The main component of nutmeg essential oil was a hydrocarbon monoterpene (61-88% as α-pinene, β-pinene, sabinene) monoterpenes acid (5-15%), and aromatic ether (2-18% such as myristicin, elemicin, safrole). Nutmeg oil has 37 components and 31.3% was terpinen-4-ol, reported that nutmeg oil has antifungal activity.

Because of its aroma, nutmeg’s essential oil has been used as a natural flavoring extract and as a perfume in the cosmetic industries. In particular, the oil has been used as a flavoring agent, replacing ground nutmeg in order to avoid leaving particles in foods and beverages.

Nutmeg oil is also known for other properties, such as insecticide, fungicide, and antibacterial. In this case, nutmeg essential oil is considered to be a promising biopreservative.
Nutmeg oil

Bergamot oil - unique fragrance and freshness

Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) is a plant belonging to the Rutaceae family (subfamily Esperidea).

The tree is cultivated primarily in the southern coast of Italy. Bergamot has been used in the Middle East for hundred of years as a flavoring, perfume and addition to moisturizers and cosmetics.

Bergamot peel oil is the most valuable essential oil due to its unique fragrance and freshness is obtained by rasping and cold pressing the bumpy, green rind of the fruit. 

The essence composed of a volatile part and non-volatile fraction find application in the perfume, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food and confectionary industries.

The characteristic flavor is mainly made available by linalool, citral, and linalyl acetate, whereas limonene and pinene are not much flavoring and they are rather unstable compounds when exposed to heat and light.
Bergamot oil - unique fragrance and freshness