Tangerine Oil, Expressed

Tangerine oil. See Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) oil Mandarin orange oil Tangerine oil, coldpressed Tangerine oil, expressed. See Tangerine (Citrus reticulata) oil... 

Mandarin oil, coldpressed Mandarin oil, expressed Orange mandarin oil Tangerine oil... 

In order to get oil from citrus fruits, such as oranges, lemons or tangerines, cold expression is preferred, due to the thermal instability of the main constituents of the essential oil. The oil cells are located below the epicarp surface. The fruit must be washed and sliced into two halves, the pulp withdrawn and then the peel must be softly pressed to break the oil glands, which can be removed with water. 

The Tangerine oil of commerce, also known as oil of Mandarin orange, on account of the custom of presenting the orange in question to the Mandarins in Japan, is obtained by expression from the peel of Citrus nobUis (Citrus madurensis). The tree is cultivated in Italy, Malta, the Azores, and several other places. 

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