Nutmeg Oil

Catalog Number
NU115
Supplier/Brand
Spectrum Chemical
CAS Number
8008-45-5

Nutmeg Oil is a colorless or light yellow oil and it smells and tastes like nutmeg. The essential oil that is obtained from ground nutmeg through steam distillation. The oil is used by the perfume and pharmaceutical industries. Nutmeg oil is also used as a natural food flavoring in baked goods, and in soda syrups, and sweets. It is often used as a replacement for ground nutmeg as it leaves no particles in the food. In the pharmaceutical industry the oil is used in tooth paste and as a major ingredient in several different brands of cough syrups.


Synonyms: Oleum Myristicae ; Myristica Oil

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DOT: UN1197, Extract, flavoring, liquid (nutmeg oil), 3, PG III

Largest individual container shippable via:
UPS/FedEx Ground: 20 L    UPS Air: 2.5 L    FedEx Air: 20 L
Tariff No. 3301295045

Storage Information

LIGHT SENSITIVE: Keep tightly closed in light-resistant containers.

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2023