Italian Green Mandarin Orange

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About

Green mandarin is mandarin oil pressed from the fruit before it ripens. It is tarter and less sweet than the ripe oil, with a bitter green edge and a soft orange-blossom undertone.

Also Known As

Indian Green Mandarin

Scent Profile

Italian green mandarin smells bright, tangy and citrus-fresh, the unripe cousin of ripe mandarin oil. A bitter green edge runs through it, since the fruit is picked before it turns orange. A soft, neroli-like floral undertone sits underneath. It carries less of a sweet fruity body than the ripe oil, and more sourness, tart and astringent rather than juicy.

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EnvelopeTop · ~2h lasting

Family Fresh & Citrus, Green & Aromatic

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can make Italian Green Mandarin Orange from this natural extract.

Natural extract Mandarin oil tart · ripe · sweet

Smell words come from published sources.

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Origin

Cold-pressed from the peel of unripe Citrus reticulata. The fruit used is usually what the grower thins off the tree, either because the tree is carrying too much or because the fruit is malformed. Italy is the origin named by all three suppliers gathered. Unripe peel holds fewer sugars than ripe peel, which is the reason the oil reads sharper.

Usage in Perfumery

A top note. It gives an opening the brightness of mandarin without the sweetness, so it works where ripe mandarin would read as candied. 19 Parfumo placements across 11 brands.