ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11043 First edition 1998-10-01 Oil of basil, methyl chavicol type (Ocimum basilicum L.) Huile essentielle de basilic, type méthylchavicol (Ocimum basilicum L.) ISO Reference number ISO11043:1998(E) by IHS under lic Not for Resale ISO 11043:1998(E) Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization)is a worldwide preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which atechnicalcommitteehasbeenestablishedhastherighttoberepresented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non- governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collab- orates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3. International Standard ISO 11043 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 54, Essential oils. @ISO1998 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. InternationalOrganizationforStandardization Casepostale56·CH-1211Geneve20·Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland it license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 11043:1998(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD @ISO Oil of basil, methyl chavicol type (Ocimum basilicum L.) 1 Scope IsO 592, Essential oils — Determination of optical rotation. ThisInternationalStandardspecifiescertaincharacter istics of the oil of basil, methyl chavicol type1) ISO 875, Essential oils -— Evaluation of miscibility in (Ocimum basilicum L.), in order to facilitate assess- ethanol. mentof itsquality IsO 11024-1, Essential oils — General guidance on chromatographic profiles — Part 1: Preparation of 2 Normative references chromatographic profiles for presentation in standards. IsO 11024-2, Essential oils - General guidance on The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provi- chromatographic profiles — Part 2: Utilization of sions of this International Standard. For dated refer- chromatographic profiles of samples of essential oils. ences,subsequentamendments to,orrevisionsof anyofthesepublicationsdonotapply.However,par ties to agreements based on this International Stan- 3 Term and definition dard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative For the purposes of this International Standard, the documents indicated below. For undated references, following term and definition apply. the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers 3.1 ofcurrentlyvalid International Standards. oil of basil, methyl chavicol type essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the IsO 210, Essential oils— General rules for packaging, leaves of Ocimum basilicum L., of the Lamiaceae conditioning and storage. family ISO 211, Essential oils — General rules for labelling and marking of containers. 4 Requirements IsO 212, Essential oils — Sampling. 4.1 Appearance ISO 279,Essential oils - Determination of relative Liquid. density at 20 - Reference method. 4.2 Colour IsO 280, Essential oils — Determination of refractive index. Pale yellow to amber yellow. 1) Methyl chavicol content higher than 75 %. Copyright International Organization for Standardization Not for Resale