# ISO 8896:1987 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 8896:1987, item title is Oil of caraway (Carum carvi Linnaeus); status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8896:2016 | ISO/CD 8896; withdrawn / published date is 1987-06-18, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 8896:1987 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Oil of caraway (Carum carvi Linnaeus) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 8896:2016 | ISO/CD 8896
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1987-06-18 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 16423,IS,,ISO 8896:1987,Oil of caraway (Carum carvi Linnaeus),Huile essentielle de carvi (Carum carvi Linnaeus),1987-06-18,1,['71.100.60'],ISO/TC 54,9599,,"[66253,53438]","['en','fr']",3,"<p>The Standard specifies the following characteristics of the oil. Appearance: Mobile liquid. Colour: Almost colourless to amber-yellow. Odour: Characteristic, aromatic. Taste: Reminiscent of anise, aromatic. Relative density at 20/20 °C: 0,901 - 0,920. Refractive index at 20 °C: 1,4840 - 1,4890. Optical rotation at 20 °C: Between + 67 and + 80 . Miscibility with 80 % (V/V) ethanol at 20 °C: 1 : 8. Acid value: Maximum 1,0. Carbonyl value: 179 - 243. Chromatographic profile: A typical chromatogram is given.

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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