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