Product Profile of Essential Oil of Asafoetida

Arjuna Natural Extracts Limited manufactures Essential Oil of Asafoetida. Arjuna Natural Extracts Limited is an ISO 9001 certified company that offers Standardized Herbal and Spice Extracts, specialized Essential Oils and Omega 3 fatty acids from marine and vegetable source, in Oil and Powder forms. Essential Oil of Asafoetida is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the asafoetida gum. The essential oil of asafoetida is highly used as a flavouring agent in certain delicacies. It is used as a carminative and stimulant. Being a nervine and pulmonary stimulant this oil is used as an expectorant. Asafoetida oil is also used for intestinal disorders and as a blood purifier.

Properties of Essential Oil of Asafoetida are:

• Product code: ASF-011

• Colour and appearance: Pale yellow to golden yellow clear liquid

• Odour: Pungent and irritating

• PH: 6 - 8

• Total heavy metals: Less than 10 ppm

• Lead: Less than 5 ppm

• Moulds/gm: Less than 10

• Yeasts/gm: Less than 10

• Mesophyllic bacteria/gm: Less than 10

• E-coli: Negative

• Salmonella: Negative

• Storage: Keep closed in sealed containers under inert gas in a cool place, protected from light

• Shelf life: 18 months