Note · Citrus
Bitter orange
Citrus × aurantium
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The zest oil of bitter orange is drier and more bitter than that of sweet orange, with a green, slightly floral freshness.
What it brings
An elegant, bitter citrus freshness.
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Material profile
- Family
- Citrus
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Citrus × aurantium
- Origin
- Fruit of the bitter orange tree, grown around the Mediterranean.
- How it is obtained
- Cold expression
- On Volute
- 10 fragrances