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Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed

Low concern

Sweet orange peel oil is GRAS as a flavoring at customary use levels. Concentrated essential oil should be used in trace amounts.

Found in

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What it is

Cold-expressed (not distilled) oil from the peel of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis); rich in d-limonene.

Flavoring — orange essential oil; FDA-listed GRAS under 21 CFR 182.20.

Why it's flagged

d-limonene and citral can cause skin sensitization in cosmetics; minimal at flavor levels

What regulators actually say

"Orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) is listed among essential oils, oleoresins (solvent-free), and natural extractives generally recognized as safe."

21 CFR 182.20 — ecfr.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS — 21 CFR 182.20 (orange Citrus sinensis L.)

European Union — EFSA

Authorized flavoring

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