27 CFR §21.105
- (a)Java type:
- (1)Alcohol content (as Geraniol). Not less than 85 percent by weight.
- (2)Aldehyde content (as Citronellal). Not less than 30 percent by weight.
- (3)Refractive index at 20 °C. 1.4660 to 1.4745.
- (4)Specific gravity at 25 °/25 °C. 0.875 to 0.893.
- (5)Odor. Characteristic odor.
- (b)Ceylon type:
- (1)Alcohol content (as Geraniol). Not less than 55 percent by weight.
- (2)Aldehyde content (as Citronellal). Not less than 7 percent by weight.
- (3)Refractive index at 20 °C. 1.4790 to 1.4850.
- (4)Specific gravity at 25 °/25 °C. 0.891 to 0.904.
- (5)Odor. Characteristic odor.