27 CFR § 21.106-T - Distilled lime oil (Citrus aurantifolia).

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title: "27 CFR § 21.106-T - Distilled lime oil (Citrus aurantifolia)."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "21.106-T"
section_name: "Distilled lime oil (Citrus aurantifolia)."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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part_name: "FORMULAS FOR DENATURED ALCOHOL AND RUM"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552(a); 26 U.S.C. 5242, 7805."
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# 21.106-T Distilled lime oil (Citrus aurantifolia).

(a) *Specific gravity at 25 °C.* 0.850 to 0.870.

(b) *Refractive index at 20 °C.* 1.4740 to 1.4780.

(c) *Optical rotation at 20 °C.* +30° to +50°.

(d) *Aldehyde content (as citral).* 0.5 to 3.0 percent.

(e) *Terpene content (as limonene).* 45 percent minimum.

[T.D. TTB-140, 81 FR 59462, Aug. 30, 2016]