Appendix III: Quality Assurance and Standards
Table 10a. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) spice and essential oil quality standards
ISO Number |
Standards Title |
Species |
ISO 7357:1985 |
Oil of calamus -- Determination of cis-beta-asarone content |
Acorus calamus |
ISO 5559:1995 |
Dehydrated onion |
Allium cepa |
ISO 5560:1997 |
Dehydrated garlic |
Allium sativum |
ISO 4733:1981 |
Oil of cardamom |
Amomum spp. |
ISO 10622:1997 |
Large cardamom |
Amomum subulatum |
ISO 3525:1979 |
Oil of amyris |
Amyris balsamifera |
ISO 3761:1997 |
Oil of rosewood, Brazilian type |
Aniba rosaeodora or Aniba parviflora |
ISO 3760:2002 |
Oil of celery seed |
Apium graveolens |
ISO 6574:1986 |
Celery seed |
Apium graveolens |
ISO 10115:1997 |
Oil of tarragon, French type |
Artemisia dracunculus |
ISO 7926:1991 |
Dehydrated tarragon |
Artemisia dracunculus |
ISO 3063:1983 |
Oil of ylang-ylang |
Cananga odorata |
ISO 3523:2002 |
Oil of cananga |
Cananga odorata, forma macrophylla |
ISO 10624:1998 |
Oil of elemi |
Canarium luzonicum |
ISO 7540:1984 |
Ground (powdered) paprika |
Capsicum annuum |
ISO 7542:1984 |
Ground (powdered) paprika (Capsicum annuum |
Capsicum annuum |
ISO 3513:1995 |
Chillies Determination of Scoville index |
Capsicum spp. |
ISO 972:1997 |
Chillies and capsicums, whole or ground (powdered) -- Specification |
Capsicum spp. |
ISO 7543-1:1994 |
Chillies and chilli oleoresins - Determination of total capsaicinoid content |
Capsicum spp. |
ISO 7543-2:1993 |
Chillies and chilli oleoresins - Determination of total capsaicinoid content |
Capsicum spp. |
ISO 7541:1989 |
Ground (powdered) paprika -total natural colouring matter content |
Capsicum spp. |
ISO 5561:1990 |
Black caraway and blond caraway, whole |
Carum carvi |
ISO 8896:1987 |
Oil of caraway |
Carum carvi |
ISO 3216:1997 |
Oil of cassia, Chinese type |
Cinnamomum aromaticum |
ISO 11025:1998 |
Oil of cassia, Chinese type -Determination of trans-cinnamaldehyde content |
Cinnamomum cassia |
ISO 6538:1997 |
Cassia, Chinese type, Indonesian type and Vietnamese type |
Cinnamomum spp. |
ISO 6539:1997 |
Cinnamon, Sri Lankan type, Seychelles type and Madagascan type |
Cinnamomum verum |
ISO 3524:2003 |
Oil of cinnamon leaf, Sri Lanka type |
Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
ISO 3519:1997 |
Oil of lime, obtained by distillation |
Citrus aurantifolia |
ISO 3809:2004 |
Oil of lime (cold pressed), Mexican type obtained by mechanical means |
Citrus aurantifolia |
ISO 3809:1987 |
Oil of lime, Mexico obtained by mechanical means |
Citrus aurantiifolia |
ISO 8901:2003 |
Oil of bitter orange petitgrain, cultivated |
Citrus aurantium . |
ISO 3517:2002 |
Oil of neroli |
Citrus aurantium spp. Aurantium |
ISO 3064:2000 |
Oil of petitgrain, Paraguayan type |
Citrus aurantium ssp. Aurantium |
ISO 9844:1991 |
Oil of bitter orange |
Citrus aurantium ssp. Aurantium |
ISO 8900:1987 |
Oil of bergamot petitgrain |
Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia |
ISO 3520:1998 |
Oil of bergamot |
Citrus aurantium. subsp. bergamia |
ISO 8899:2003 |
Oil of lemon petitgrain |
Citrus limon |
ISO 855:2003 |
Oil of lemon obtained by expression |
Citrus limon . |
ISO 3528:1997 |
Oil of mandarin, Italian type |
Citrus reticulata |
ISO 8898:2003 |
Oil of mandarin petitgrain |
Citrus reticulata |
ISO 3140:1990 |
Oil of sweet orange, obtained by mechanical treatment |
Citrus sinensis |
ISO 3516:1997 |
Oil of coriander fruits |
Coriandrum sativum |
ISO 2255:1996 |
Coriander, whole or ground (powdered) |
Coriandrum sativum. |
ISO/TS 3632-1:2003 |
Saffron Part 1: Specification |
Crocus sativus |
ISO/TS 3632-2:2003 |
Saffron Part 2: Test methods |
Crocus sativus |
ISO 9301:2003 |
Oil of cumin seed |
Cuminum cyminum |
ISO 6465:1984 |
Whole cumin - Specification |
Cuminum cyminum |