Overview
ISO 8900:2005 - Oil of bergamot petitgrain [Citrus bergamia (Risso et Poit.)] is an ISO standard that specifies quality characteristics for the essential oil obtained by steam distillation of leaves and small fruits of Citrus bergamia. The standard is intended to facilitate consistent quality assessment and trade by defining physical properties, chemical indices and a normative gas‑chromatographic profile for oil of bergamot petitgrain.
Key topics and requirements
The standard defines mandatory test parameters and limits, including:
Applications and who uses it
ISO 8900:2005 is used by:
- Essential oil producers and distillers for defining product specifications
- Quality control and analytical laboratories (GC fingerprinting, physical/chemical testing)
- Perfumery and flavour houses requiring consistent raw material quality
- Buyers, suppliers and contract manufacturers for procurement and acceptance testing
- Regulators, transport safety and insurance stakeholders for hazard classification and documentation
- Research organizations studying Citrus bergamia essential oil composition
Practical uses include incoming quality control, specification writing, dispute resolution in trade, and routine batch release testing.
Related standards
ISO 8900 references and works with other ISO documents for essential oils testing and handling, such as ISO 279 (density), ISO 280 (refractive index), ISO 592 (optical rotation), ISO 11024 (GC profile guidelines), ISO 212 (sampling) and ISO/TR 11018 (flash point guidance).