Appendix III: Quality Assurance and Standards
Table 10b International Organization for Standardization (ISO) spice and essential oil quality standards
ISO Number |
Standards Title |
Species |
ISO 9843:1991 |
Oil of cedarwood |
Cupressus funebris |
ISO 9843:2002 |
Oil of cedarwood, Chinese type |
Cupressus funebris |
ISO 5566:1982 |
Turmeric --Colouring power -- Spectrophotometric method |
Curcuma longa |
ISO 5562:1983 |
Turmeric, whole or ground (powdered) -- Specification |
Curcuma longa |
ISO 3217:1974 |
Oil of lemongrass |
Cymbopogon citratus |
ISO 4718:1981 |
Oil of lemongrass |
Cymbopogon flexuosus |
ISO 4718:2004 |
Oil of lemongrass |
Cymbopogon flexuosus |
ISO 4727:1988 |
Oil of palmarosa |
Cymbopogon martinii |
ISO 3849:2003 |
Oil of citronella, Sri Lankan type |
Cymbopogon nardus |
ISO 3848:2001 |
Oil of citronella, Java type |
Cymbopogon spp. |
ISO 882-1:1993 |
Cardamom Part 1: Whole capsules |
Elettaria cardamomum |
ISO 882-1:1993 |
Cardamom - Part 1: Whole capsules |
Elettaria cardamomum |
ISO 882-2:1993 |
Cardamom - Part 2: Seeds |
Elettaria cardamomum |
ISO 3044:1997 |
Oil of eucalyptus citriodora |
Eucalyptus citriodora |
ISO 770:2002 |
Crude or rectified oils of Eucalyptus globulus |
Eucalyptus globulus |
ISO 14716:1998 |
Oil of galbanum |
Ferula galbaniflua |
ISO 7927-1:1987 |
Fennel seed, whole or ground (powdered) -- Part 1: Bitter fennel seed |
Foeniculum vulgare |
ISO 11023:1999 |
Liquorice extracts - Determination of glycyrrhizic acid content |
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
ISO 3714:1980 |
Oil of pennyroyal |
Hedeoma pulegioides |
ISO 9841:1991 |
Oil of Hyssop |
Hyssopus officinalis |
ISO 11016:1999 |
Oil of star anise, Chinese type |
Illicium verum |
ISO 11178:1995 |
Star anise |
Illicium verum |
ISO 7377:1984 |
Juniper berries |
Juniperus communis |
ISO 8897:1991 |
Oil of juniper berry |
Juniperus communis |
ISO 4725:1986 |
Oil of cedarwood, Texas |
Juniperus mexicana |
ISO 4724:1984 |
Oil of cedarwood, Virginia |
Juniperus virginiana |
ISO 6576:1984 |
Laurel - Whole and pounded leaves |
Laurus nobilis |
ISO 3045:1974 |
Oil of bay |
Laurus nobilis |
ISO 3054:2001 |
Oil of lavandin Abrial, French type |
lavandin Abrial |
ISO 3515:2002 |
Oil of lavender |
Lavandula angustifolia |
ISO 8902:1999 |
Oil of lavandin Gross, French type |
Lavandula angustifolia x Lavandula latifolia |
ISO 4719:1999 |
Oil of spike lavender, Spanish type |
Lavandula latifolia |
ISO 11019:1998 |
Oil of roots of lovage |
Levisticum officinale |
ISO 3214:2000 |
Oil of Litsea cubeba |
Litsea cubeba |
ISO 4730:1996 |
Oil of Melaleuca, terpinen-4-ol type |
Melaleuca |
ISO 9776:1999 |
Oil of Mentha arvensis, partially dementholized |
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens |
ISO 5563:1984 |
Dried peppermint |
Mentha piperita |
ISO 856:1981 |
Oil of peppermint, France , Italy , United Kingdom and USA |
Mentha piperita |
ISO 3033:1988 |
Oil of spearmint |
Mentha spicata |
ISO 2256:1984 |
Dried mint (spearmint) |
Mentha spicata |
ISO 3215:1998 |
Oil of nutmeg, Indonesian type |
Myristica fragrans |
ISO 6577:2002 |
Nutmeg, whole or broken, and mace, whole or in pieces |
Myristica fragrans |
ISO 11043:1998 |
Oil of basil, methyl chavicol type |
Ocimum basilicum |
ISO 11163:1995 |
Dried sweet basil |
Ocimum basilicum |
ISO 590:1981 |
Oil of brazilian sassafras |
Ocotea pretiosa |
ISO 10620:1995 |
Dried sweet marjoram |
Origanum majorana |
ISO 10620:1995 |
Dried sweet marjoram |
Origanum majorana |
ISO 7925:1999 |
Dried oregano - Whole or ground leaves |
Origanum vulgare |
ISO 4731:1978 |
Oil of geranium |
Pelargonium spp. |
ISO 3527:2000 |
Oil of parsley fruits |
Petroselinum sativum |
ISO 973:1999 |
Pimento (allspice) , whole or ground |
Pimenta dioica |
ISO 4729:1984 |
Oil of pimento leaf |
Pimenta dioica |
ISO 3043:1975 |
Oil of pimento berry |
Pimenta dioica |