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