Essential Oils

The Flavors and Extracts Manufacturing Association (which is known as FEMA in the industry) defines an Essential Oil as a volatile substance (meaning something that easily evaporates into the air) that is obtained by distilling or expressing (pressing) plant material from a single botanical form and species. Essential oils are used to create flavors destined for a wide range of applications, including foods and beverages.

Essential Oils are those concentrated compounds which are extracted by proprietary technologies from plant sources from all over the world. These volatile oils are also known as the “Essence” of the plant, as they are the primary or one of the main characteristics of the plant from which they are derived.

Essential Oils are extracted from their respective sources, either using distillation methods or expression processes.

Prime Ingredients offers pure and Essential Oils, containing the concentrated, purified, key compounds that distinctively characterize each plant. These oils are of highest quality and stability, consistent, and they maintain the unique profile of the plant, source and region.

Due to the fact that Essential Oils are the naturally derived compounds from many of the plants we find in nature, they are also becoming more popular due to the health and well being benefits they may provide.

In Personal Care products, in addition to providing the perfect scent or aroma, they may also provide benefits like soothing, energizing, toning, cleansing and renewing.

Prime Ingredients has Essential Oils which are used for Personal Care products such as perfumes and soaps, for Cosmetics, as well as a wide range of Food and Beverage products.

For Food and Beverage applications, Prime Ingredients has a wide range of some of the more well known Essential Oil products. Examples of Essential Oils include the citrus oils from lemon and orange, which can be used as is or in combination with other flavor components. Mint oils may also be used as is, or to create subtle flavor notes in flavor blends or combinations. Star Anise Oil provides a characteristic spicy, sweet aroma, and is also associated with the licorice products.

Various, and often, specialized and proprietary extraction, distillation processing techniques allow for the creation and differentiation of several varieties of these Essential Oils. The region from which the original plant is grown, cultivated and harvested will further help to differentiate the taste and aroma of these Essential Oil products.

The ways in which the products are distilled and purified directly impacts both the product quality as well as the product authenticity and performance.

Essential Oils derived from spices are most well known in the kitchen for cooking, which includes sources such as Black Pepper, Cardamom and Ginger. In addition, these types of compounds have also been shown to function as antioxidants, and can also promote gastrointestinal health, or strengthen the immune system, and even provide anticarcinogenic benefits.

Many Essential Oils have been shown to potentially provide health benefits, due to their antioxidative properties, both internally for aspects of physical health, health maintenance and disease prevention, and then also aromatically to support and promote emotional well being.

Prime Ingredients offers a range of Essential Oils suitable for use in a wide range of applications.

Unique and specialized Essential Oil products and blends, including specialized products for personal care, are available upon request.