Sour oranges have only minor uses as fresh fruit but are normally used for processing (marmalade or rind oil). True
Curacao peel is derived from a variety of the bitter orange tree, the so-called varietas curassaviensis. The tree is cultivated on the
island of Curacao. The peel is the only part used. The green peels are also dried and sold for pharmaceutical and botanical uses.
Curacao peel has a powerful, fresh and rich, grape-like, citrus-peel odor. It is reminiscent of expressed lime oil, petitgrain oil and
bitter orange oil.
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Reported found in Citrus aurantium.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 100 ppm: sweet, orange and fruity with brown fusel winey nuances.
