Product Description

Ginger oil Basic information

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
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MW:	0
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Ginger oil Chemical Properties

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)

Ginger oil Safety Information

WGK Germany	2
RTECS	LY9480000

Ginger oil Usage And Synthesis

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.