Talk:Bergamot orange

should a section be added to show that an extract of bergamot orange has been shown to reduce triglycerides? this has been cited in several web sites, including the Cleveland Clinic.````gerald — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.3.49.116 (talk) 00:00, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Bergamot Flavor
Are there any artificial flavors that are used in place of bergamot in Earl Grey tea? - 131.107.0.73 00:48, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Bergamot in snuff
I'm not very apt with editing yet, but I noticed that there was a part about uses in food that needed citations. Skruf Snus (a snuff brand) has a homepage, http://skruf.se/index2.htm where bergamot is mentioned in the description of the different kinds of snuff (the descriptions are in English even though it's a .sv site) It is also mentioned in these product descriptions on a site belonging to General snus (http://www.svensktsnus.se/sv/produkter/General/ - in swedish this time though I think they have an English site as well). All of the snuffs are describes as having "distinct hints of bergamot". Hope this is of some help. --Aryllia (talk) 12:50, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Bergamot as a Fruit
Is this fruit edible? Can you buy them anywhere? I don't think there is such a thing as a pear lemon.

Bergamottin
Does the Bergamot contain Bergamottin, the compound that may cause drug toxicity with Grapefruits?
 * According to bergamottin (and its citations). ENeville (talk) 22:42, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Integrating Other Wiki's Material
There is much interesting information and pictures in the italian wikipedia, about this same article. I think it should be integrated... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ThG (talk • contribs) 00:32, 19 December 2006 (UTC).
 * Go ahead! --83.248.190.175 10:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Phototoxicity
I removed the following section, the sources weren't actually sourcing any information relevant to the point its trying to make.

"Oil of bergamot has been linked to phototoxic (due to the chemical bergaptene) and blocking the absorption of potassium in the intestines."

WLU 17:39, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you removed this. The first of the sources cited says:

"It causes photosensitivity, due largely to the presence of 5-methoxypsoralen. Drinking very large amounts of Earl Grey tea can block the intestinal absorption of potassium"


 * This definitely ought to be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.48.61 (talk) 18:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

The page is not a relaible source; were the information sourced to an acutal article in a scientific journal, it could stay up. WLU 18:53, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Witch craft
While I am happy to learn of the Calabrian Wiccans love of Bergamot is this section really necessary? It provides no links to the group in question nor any cites. Should we add a Witchcraft section to all botany? Alchemical recipes? MrESaulved! (talk) 17:31, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree, this section is vague, and has no citations at all. I believe it should be changed to contain actual facts, or be removed. Weasel5i2 (talk) 00:02, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

I third the motion. Without references, the statements come across as weak and more opinion than fact.Dan Aquinas (talk) 20:35, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Wrong Chinese redirection
This was wrongly redirected to Buddha's hand, which is a common translation mistake in Chinese. Correction has been made. Vicrry (talk) 11:58, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Perfume Allergies
From reading, I know that oil of Bergamot is a commonly used perfume ingredient, and the most usual cause of Perfume allergy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ThePageofSwords (talk • contribs) 19:59, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Calabrian witchcraft
Regarding this text in the lede:

I can find no references, anywhere, of Bergamot oranges used in "Calabrian witchraft". I do find mention of its use in Calabrian indigenous (plant) healing. I'd like to update this section accordingly, along with a proper citation. --4wajzkd02 (talk) 23:09, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

color
The article says, "...is the size of an orange, with a yellow color similar to a lemon..." however all the photos on the English version are, um, green. Greener than any lemon I've seen that was ripe enough to pick. Anyone else have trouble with this inconsistancy? Are there any free/gpl photos of this thing when it's actually yellow? Claimed yellow, looks green, and called an orange :) 80.101.162.155 (talk) 13:06, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Locations of commercial production
The claim that "Because of the required weather conditions, citrus bergamot is only commercially grown in Calabria (Italy)" is questionable.


 * France: http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/bergamot.htm
 * Ivory Coast of Africa: http://www.aromacreations.com/essential.html
 * Ivory Coast: http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/bergamotoranges!opendocument —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.97.44.90 (talk) 00:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Your concern is noted, and I am guessing that you are not comfortable editing the article yourself, although you are welcome to do so. I'll be looking at the references and trying to figure out how to improve the article. At the very least we should remove the words "only grown," and if we list location at all add some that you have listed. It would be more useful to research if instead of just listing locations, if we could include the climate requirements for successful cultivation. One of the references lists it as native to Asia. - Michael J Swassing (talk) 01:52, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Same Name?
The second para of the article states "The bergamot orange is unrelated to the herbs of the same name, Monarda didyma and Monarda fistulosa, which are in the mint family." I do not understand what is meant by the "same name." Nowhere in the article is the name Monarda mentioned except for in this section which just states the obvious that the bergamot orange is not related to these herbs. Is something missing? Is Monarda a synonym for the bergamot orange? If so, something to this effect should be added, but if not, this sentence can be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlanSiegrist (talk • contribs) 23:44, 25 August 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, I understand now. The herbs go by the common names "bergamot" and "wild bergamot" so that sentence is intended to avoid confusion. Perhaps the names of the Wikipedia articles on those herbs were previously "bergamot" and "wild bergamot," respectively, so those names may have previously appeared here. AlanSiegrist (talk) 00:20, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Pergamon orange?
The whole article appears to be suspect in lacking accuracy. With a little digging into the background it becomes apparent that these citrus fruit were cultivated by the ancient Greeks in Pergamon. The letter P becomes B when translated into Turkish from older Greek words. Very false and incomplete encyclopedia entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.252.7.200 (talk) 05:34, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Edible or not?
Under Food & drink we read 'The actual fruit of the bergamot orange itself is not known to be edible.' Also there is a picture described as 'Jar of bergamot preserves' and the picture is of a jar labelled 'Diced pergamot'. 31.52.255.22 (talk) 12:26, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

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is the fruit orange yellow or green the article does not explain ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:BA10:B700:4D73:D772:9722:9DA1 (talk) 14:24, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

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Add chemical constituents
Lets add chem constituents: Under different topics like Leaf Root Fruits Etc Here are some links to get started https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236917343_Citrus_Genus_Plants_Contain_N-Methylated_Tryptamine_Derivatives_and_Their_5-Hydroxylated_Forms : Leaves of all citrus plants examined contained N,N,N-trimethyltryptamine, a compound that we first discovered in the bergamot plant

https://bmcbiochem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2091-12-15#:~:text=Extract%201%20samples%20showed%20the,4.64%25%20(Figure%203). :Extract 1 samples showed the presence of linalyl acetate (36.12%), linalool (27.35%) and limonene (18.78%) as the main constituents, as for bergamot essential oil, while coumarins and psoralens were 4.64% (Figure 3).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/202064590_Chemical_Composition_of_Bergamot_Citrus_Bergamia_Risso_Essential_Oil_Obtained_by_Hydrodistillation Machinexa (talk) 19:20, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Topic should start as `== chemical composition` And subtopic as leaf `===fruit===` Also checkout tabernaemontana divaricata page where I added chem. Components. Machinexa (talk) 19:22, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Research addition
Hi,

I am currently writing a paper on how bergamot helps high LDL (high cholesterol) levels. There is legitimate research behind that and there is strong evidence. So it would be cool if you added it to the Wiki:) Thanks! https://www-sciencedirect-com.stmartin.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0167527313017087?via%3Dihub https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/9/3156/htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.191.37.149 (talk) 05:30, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Book removed
Hello Is

==Bibliography==

removed in spam or a repeated ref? Invasive Spices (talk) 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's used in the article. Zefr (talk) 22:24, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes I looked only for the ISBN and there are different ISBNs. I should have looked for the name. I have added identifiers here. Invasive Spices (talk) 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Confusion between Makrut Lime and Bergamot
In recent years, a lot of pictures have popped up on search engines that have makrut/kaffir lime (citrus hystrix) as the standard image rather than citrus bergamia. 74.94.134.1 (talk) 18:37, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Change Main Picture
can someone get a bergamot (Not kaffir lime )and make a photo on a white background and then upload it on commons the picture right now is a drawing Ivan Menshykh (talk) 08:15, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Bergotto
Hello. There isn't any writing about drink called Bergotto, which is prepared in one southern Italy towns. Please, could You write about It on this article? This drink is prepared from Bergamot oranges. Thank You. Cassa342 (talk) 09:07, 1 May 2024 (UTC)