Mato Buntan
(Citrus maxima)

ESSENTIAL OIL

Anyone who has ever passed by a Mato Buntan tree in flower will never forget the power of its fragrance.

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We should say まとう Madou, instead of Mato, like the town of Madou 麻豆 in Taiwan which is the center of cultivation for this Chinese fruit. Mato Buntan (buntan = pomelo = C. maxima) in Japan is the usual term in French and English. 

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We extract 2 essential oils ; from the blossoms (with microscopic yields but incredible pleasure ) and from the zest of the fruit in which limonene is the main component  (95 to 96%), followed by myrcene 1.9%, α-pinene 0.5%. The aroma of our Mato Buntan essential oil is sweet and sour and richly fruity with a surprising camphorous note. 

According to certain experiments it is said to generate peaceful behavior regardless of mental state or mood. It works  on the extractors too !

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FRUIT

Ripe in September-October. It is comestible but it is difficult to grow fruit that is good to eat.

They say it should eaten while looking at the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival – Round pomelo - round moon. 

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