What is your sample policy for zhike fruit peel oil?
Samples are available in 5-10 g (or 10-20 ml) bottles for evaluation. For active B2B inquiries with confirmed company and destination-market information, the first one or two samples are provided free of charge with the freight at your account (DHL/FedEx/UPS collect or prepaid); repeat or bulk sample requests are charged at cost, credited against the first order.Standard samples ship with a mini COA (identity, appearance, key physicochemical values and GC-MS main-peak summary) so you can evaluate both aroma and specification. If your evaluation requires a specific batch character (e.g. current-crop lot, higher-linalool lot, food-declaration documentation set), please specify at request...
How much do samples cost and how are they delivered?
Sample pricing: free (first 1-2 for active inquiries) or cost-based for repeats — typical cost price for a 10 g evaluation sample of zhike fruit peel oil is a few USD plus the mini-COA pack, well under any courier minimum charge; the freight line (DHL/FedEx/UPS, ~USD 30-60 to major markets for a small packet) usually dominates. We can also consolidate several oils from the G4S natural range into one sample shipment to spread the freight.Delivery: samples leave within 2-4 working days of payment/confirmation and reach most destinations in 3-7 working days door-to-door; we provide tracking immediately. Cold-chain is not required...
What are the safety data and MSDS status of zhike fruit peel oil?
Zhike fruit peel oil is supplied with an SDS (Safety Data Sheet) in GHS/CLP format in the language required for your market (EN, FR, DE, CN, etc.). Hazard profile for the natural distillate: classified as flammable liquid when the batch flash point is ≤60°C (typically 45-55°C for limonene-rich lots — confirm on the batch COA); may cause skin/eye irritation in concentrated form (consistent with citrus-oil irritancy); d-limonene and linalool are declared sensitisers for labelling purposes; not classified as acutely toxic, not a PBT/vPvB, no GHS classification for reproductive toxicity at natural use levels.Safe handling: use with ventilation, avoid contact with...
Which production standards does zhike fruit peel oil comply with?
There is no dedicated GB or ISO product standard for zhike (immature bitter-orange peel) oil; compliance is built from three layers. First, the raw material follows the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020 monograph for Aurantii Fructus (Citrus aurantium L. and cultivated varieties, dried immature fruit). Second, processing and testing follow the Chinese essential-oil method standards: GB/T 11538-2006 (capillary GC analysis), GB/T 11540-2008 (relative density) and the GB/T 14454 series (refractive index, optical rotation, acid/ester values as applicable). Third, the product specification is an enterprise standard drafted on the bitter-orange peel / daidai family reference windows, with batch COA as the acceptance document.Sibling...
What is the production lead time for zhike fruit peel oil orders?
Lead time depends on stock and grade: stocked standard-grade oil ships in 3-5 working days after payment confirmation (sample-size orders often same-week); scheduled production runs for standard grade take 15-30 days from raw-material release; and special grades — food-declaration documentation sets, full third-party testing, organic/certified lots, custom packaging — run 30-45 days because they need separate line clearance, testing and certificate work.Raw-material timing matters more for zhike than for many oils: distillation runs are planned around dried-peel lots purchased after the summer (July-August) immature-fruit harvest, and year-round orders are served from stored botanical — we recommend confirming annual volumes early...
What is the production capacity for zhike fruit peel oil?
Capacity is raw-material-limited rather than still-limited: the constraint is the available dried zhike peel of controlled origin and grade, not distillation hours. G4S's cooperating distilleries can run the peel-oil campaign in parallel with the same-orchard flower and leaf lines (daidai flower/leaf programme), and typical annual supply commitments for a single customer range from tens of kilograms up to the tonne scale, subject to raw-material allocation.For planning: the summer harvest defines the year — new-crop zhike peel arrives July-August, drying and storage follow, and distillation campaigns are scheduled Q3-Q4 for new crop plus year-round re-distillation of stored peel for continuity. Because...
What factors influence the price of zhike fruit peel oil?
Six factors dominate: (1) raw-material cost and quality — zhike grade (medicinal-grade Aurantii Fructus commands a premium over commodity green peel), origin, and the consistency of the immature-fruit definition; (2) yield — dry zhike peel gives only ~1-3 g oil/kg, so labour, steam and batch time weigh heavily; (3) seasonality — new-crop lots after the summer harvest differ from year-round re-distillation of stored peel; (4) testing and documentation depth — GC-MS fingerprint, heavy-metal/pesticide panels, third-party lab, allergen quantification, food-declaration support; (5) certification and packaging — organic/halal/kosher, nitrogen blanketing, small-lot aluminium containers vs drums; (6) market context — citrus-oil price movements...
What physicochemical properties does zhike fruit peel oil have (density, refractive index, rotation, acid/ester value)?
Zhike fruit peel oil has no dedicated national product standard, so properties are defined per batch by enterprise specification. Indicative windows from Chinese trade sheets and published citrus data for this distillate family: relative density roughly 0.850-0.930 (20/20°C) — Chinese zhike/bitter-peel trade sheets commonly cite 0.900-0.930, while expressed ripe bitter-orange peel oil sits at 0.840-0.862 (a different article); refractive index about 1.465-1.480 (20°C); optical rotation is process- and maturity-dependent and must be taken from the batch COA (expressed bitter-orange peel runs +88° to +98°, but zhike steam distillate differs and should never be assumed equal); acid and ester values are...
How is zhike fruit peel oil used in perfumery?
In perfumery zhike fruit peel oil works as a natural citrus top-to-middle note with a distinctive dry, bitter-fresh peel character — lighter and less sweet than sweet orange, more 'zest-bitter' than mandarin, and closer to bitter orange peel with a faint herbaceous undertone. It shines in: fresh colognes and eau fraîche (citrus-herbal openings), fougère tops where it lifts lavender/geranium, woody-citrus masculines, unisex green fragrances, and natural-perfumery accords where synthetic citrus is excluded.Typical use: 1-5% of the fragrance concentrate in alcohol-based fine fragrance (natural accords may push higher); in soap and detergent perfumery it is used at functional levels where its...