Ginger Oil

Product Name:

Ginger oil

Synonyms:

Oils,ginger;FEMA 2522;GINGER ESSENTIAL OIL;GINGER OIL;OIL, GINGER;TOPNOTE GINGER OIL;GilbberellinsA4 technical;ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) ROOT OIL

CAS:

8007-08-7

MF:

MW:

0

EINECS:

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Mol File:

Mol File

alpha 

Angular rotation: -28 to -47°

Boiling point 

254 °C(lit.)

density 

0.871 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2522 | GINGER OIL

refractive index 

n20/D 1.49(lit.)

Fp 

150 °F

optical activity

[α]20/D 39°, neat

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, ginger (8007-08-7)

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

LY9480000

Chemical Properties

Ginger oil and ginger oleoresin are produced from the ginger plant Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae).
Ginger oil is produced by steamdistillation of dried, ground rhizomes. It is a light yellow to yellow liquid with the aromatic, persistent odor of ginger, but lacking the pungency usually associated with ginger.The citrus note of ginger oil is produced by citral.
d2525 0.871–0.882; n20D 1.4880–1.4940; α20D ?45 ° to ?28 °; saponification number: max. 20; soluble in ethanol, solutions are usually turbid.
The major components of the oil are β-sesquiphellandrene and zingiberene.

Chemical Properties

Obtained by steam distillation of dried, ground rhizomes The yield is approximately 0 25 to 1.2% The oil has a warm, spicy, aromatic odor; the oil tends to thicken and darken on exposure to air The oil lacks the pungency of the other derivatives.

Physical properties

Ginger oil is a light-yellow to yellow liquid It is soluble in most fxed oils and in mineral oil It is soluble, usually with turbidity, in alcohol, but it is insoluble in glycerin and propylene glycol.

Uses

Flavor in foods and beverages.

Essential oil composition

Main constituents include sesquiterpenes, farnesene, methylheptenone, cineol, borneol, geraniol and linalool.

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. A skin irritant. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

Raw materials

Etanol-->GINGER