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CAS Number:
CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences, mixtures and alloys. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, assigns these identifiers to every chemical or natural raw material that has been described in the literature. -
CD (Compounds Declared):
Blend of several ingredients, each of having a N° CAS. -
Clarextract:
CHARABOT specialty obtained by co-distillation or co-extraction of a raw material on a "solvent" (generally MPG). Clarextracts are easier to handle, clearer and more stable. -
Essential Oil (EO):
Pure and Natural product, obtained from a vegetable raw material, either by distillation with water or steam or from the epicarp of Citrus fruit by a mecanical process. -
F.E.M.A. Number:
F.E.M.A registry numbers are given by the Flavoring Extract Manufacturer’s Association (F.E.M.A.) attesting that the ingredient can be used in food products in the U.S.A -
Floralines:
CHARABOT specialities reconstituting the olfactive profile of the flower. Process may involve washing through waxes as to yield a more natural character. -
Fraction:
The fractions are obtained through re-distillation of essential oils, to address regulatory olfactive or solubility concerns. -
GRAS:
Generally Recognized As Safe. An indication that the material has not been banned from use in food products in the U.S.A. -
HT:
Formerly known as “Colourless”, these are CHARABOT specialty obtained by treatment at High Temperature of the raw material. -
Kosher:
Certification attesting that the product is acceptable for consumption by Jews according to traditional Jewish Law -
Reco:
CHARABOT specialty referring to reconstitutions with the olfactive profile of the corresponding raw material
GLOSSARY
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In order to describe our products and to give you some general information about them we will use the following abbreviations: