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Ingredient profile · Citrus

Sweet orange

Juicy citrus, sweet peel and bright freshness.

Illustrative scent study of sweet orange

Adds a rounded, familiar peel direction to fresh and floral structures.

Botanical reference
Citrus sinensis
Plant part
Peel
Olfactory family
Citrus
Materials & processing
Cold expression for peel oil

Understanding the material

IFF’s Spanish orange oil concerns fruit peel and a juicy, sweet-smelling character. Sweet orange and bitter orange have different botanical references. The sweetness is an olfactory impression; a perfume note does not establish the presence of juice or sugar.

A smelling observation

Compare sweet orange with mandarin and bitter orange. Notice peel brightness separately from fruit-like roundness.

Explore the relationships

Continue with Mandarin, Bitter orange, Neroli. These connections are comparisons for studying finished fragrances, rather than mixing instructions.

Technical references

Supplier references describe their specific materials. Images are illustrative scent studies and do not certify species, provenance, grade or ingredients in a finished perfume.