What does this sweet orange oil look like — appearance, color, and consistency at room temperature?
This sweet orange oil is a clear to pale yellow or orange mobile liquid at room temperature — a limpid, free-flowing citrus oil with no suspended matter.
Appearance & Color
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Clear, mobile (free-flowing) liquid |
| Color | Clear to pale yellow to deep orange; deepens with peel ripeness |
| Consistency | Thin, watery viscosity typical of citrus oils |
| Optical rotation | +94° to +99° (20°C) per ISO 3140 / GB/T 11424-2008 |
| Product code | TPS-RO-010 |
- GB/T 11424-2008 describes cold-pressed sweet orange oil as a 'clear liquid of yellow to orange color'
- Color deepens with fruit maturity, origin and prolonged storage; fresh cold-pressed oil is the palest and brightest
- The oil must be clear — haze or cloudiness indicates water contamination, oxidation or adulteration
- This parameter is checked on every batch and stated on the COA along with relative density and refractive index
Relate Products
This article was published on 2026-09-07, and last updated on 2026-09-29. The article will be continuously updated.
