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Valussi, M.; Donelli, D.; Firenzuoli, F.; Antonelli, M. Bergamot Oil: Botany, Production, Pharmacology. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/6963 (accessed on 05 October 2026).
Valussi M, Donelli D, Firenzuoli F, Antonelli M. Bergamot Oil: Botany, Production, Pharmacology. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/6963. Accessed October 05, 2026.
Valussi, Marco, Davide Donelli, Fabio Firenzuoli, Michele Antonelli. "Bergamot Oil: Botany, Production, Pharmacology" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/6963 (accessed October 05, 2026).
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Bergamot Oil: Botany, Production, Pharmacology
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Bergamot essential oil (BEO) is the result of the mechanical manipulation (cold pressing) of the exocarp (flavedo) of the hesperidium of Citruslimon (L.) Osbeck Bergamot Group (synonym Citrus × bergamia Risso & Poit.), resulting in the bursting of the oil cavities embedded in the flavedo and the release of their contents. It is chemically dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons (i.e., limonene), but with significant percentages of oxygenated monoterpenes (i.e., linalyl acetate) and of non-volatile oxygen heterocyclic compounds (i.e., bergapten). 

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