Which production standards and quality specifications does this lemongrass oil comply with?
This lemongrass oil is produced and released against a full multi-standard compliance package. The refractive index 1.483-1.489 is 100% identical to ISO 3217:1974 (West Indian), ISO 4718:2004 (East Indian), FCC 12 and the domestic BolinHerb benchmark — the strongest specification match of this product. Domestically, it follows GB 2760-2024 (food flavouring, N090) and the technical reference DB45/T 2076-2019 (citral type).
Compliance Matrix
| Standard | Scope | Key specification |
|---|---|---|
| GB 2760-2024 Annex B | Food flavouring (China), N090 | Natural flavouring substance, use per GMP |
| DB45/T 2076-2019 | Domestic citral-type lemongrass (Guangxi) | Citral ≥65%, myrcene <20%, density 0.886-0.900, RI 1.480-1.488 |
| ISO 3217:1974 | West Indian lemongrass (C. citratus) | Carbonyl as citral ≥75%, RI 1.4830-1.4890 |
| ISO 4718:2004 | East Indian lemongrass (C. flexuosus) | Carbonyl value ≥268 (citral ≥73%), RI 1.4830-1.4890 |
| FCC 12 | Food chemicals (dual type) | Aldehyde as citral ≥75.0%, Pb negative, steam-volatile oil ≥93.0% (W.I.) |
| JECFA (WHO Series 52) | Food safety evaluation | ADI not limited; GRAS-level flavouring complex |
| FEMA | GRAS flavouring | FEMA 2624 (general) / 2625 (West Indian) / 2626 (East Indian) |
- Every batch ships with COA + GC-MS; IFRA 51st usage certificate and EU 2023/1545 allergen declarations are available on request
- The GB 2760 entry N090 and FEMA 2624 refer to the dual-species complex, so one listing covers both C. citratus and C. flexuosus
- Production follows ISO 9001-style internal SOPs covering distillation, rectification, QC release and packaging
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This article was published on 2026-09-07, and last updated on 2026-09-07. The article will be continuously updated.
