Nature's Kiss Clove Bud Essential Oil has a penetrating aroma that is rich, warm, spicy with a fruity top note and a woody base note. The scent is uplifting and reminiscent of the holidays. As an antioxidant, cloves rank among the highest source on the planet. Scientists developed a scale used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture call the ORAC test. The higher the number, the more that substance is capable of removing free radicals. Blueberries are rated at 2400 and are known for their antioxidant properties. One of the most powerful fruits known for it's antioxidants is the Chinese Wolfberry and it has a rating of 25,300. In comparison, clove climbs the chart to 10,786,875. That means it is over 400 times as powerful than the Chinese Wolfberry.