Herbs and spices ready for food use -- Specification for dried tarragon (whole and ground)
This Part of BS 7087 specifies requirements for the dried leaves of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus Linnaeus) and sub-species/varieties thereof, a perennial herbaceous plant of the large sub-genus Artemisia of the Anthemideae of the order Compositae.
There are two varieties in commercial use sharing the same botanical taxa but having quite different characteristics. They are in order of importance:
NOTE. Annex A provides information on the differences that enable these species to be identified.
This Part of BS 7087 also specifies requirements for dried ground tarragon derived from the whole tarragon leaves conforming to this standard.
Additional information on further requirements that may be specified in purchase contracts is given in annex C.
| SDO | BSI: British Standards Institution |
| Document Number | 7087-28 |
| Publication Date | June 15, 1997 |
| Language | en - English |
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| Committee | AW/34 |