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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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).[reply]

Go ahead! --83.248.190.175 10:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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.[1] [2]

WLU 17:39, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Calabrian witchcraft

Regarding this text in the lede:

, though the fruit has also received prominent attention in Calabrian witchcraft. ^{[citation needed]}

Bergamot orange

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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