Orange Pera Oil Brazil
With its unique combination of citrus and floral notes, orange exudes a sense of sophistication and refinement that sets it apart from other citrus fruits with their bright, colourful, uplifting notes.
Often found in colognes and fruity or floral top notes, orange is a very interesting fruity and citrus addition. It is often found in gingerbread or Christmas accords, accompanied by cinnamon, cardamom or clove, as well as honeyed notes.
The orange is the most consumed citrus fruit in the world. Whether in its juice or in perfumery, it overtakes all other citrus fruits. Orange essential oil is a by-product of orange juice, and Brazil, along with China, is the world’s largest supplier.
The sweet orange tree is a shrub that can grow to a height of ten metres and whose fruits can measure about ten centimetres in diameter. The shiny dark green foliage of the orange tree hides an abundance of small, fragrant white flowers, the famous orange blossoms. The ‘Pera’ or ‘Pera do Rio’ variety is a Brazilian variety of late ripening sweet orange, the product of numerous citrus crosses.
The fruit is harvested from June to February, with a peak in November, in Brazil’s main pera-producing regions, the São Paulo Citrus Belt. Harvesting is mainly mechanised: a tractor drives between the rows of trees, shakes them to make the fruit fall, and takes the fruit to the factory in its container. The fruit is then mechanically graded and washed. The essential oil is collected from the oranges when the fresh fruits are pressed to extract the juice.
The first orange tree is said to have been planted in the garden of Count St. Laurent in Lisbon, leading to the nickname ‘the orange of Portugal’. The sweet orange made its way to America with the lemon tree on Christopher Columbus’ second voyage.
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