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. 2017 Jul 15;22(7):1191. doi: 10.3390/molecules22071191

Table 1.

Chemical compositions of essential oils.

No Compounds a RI b RI c Peak Area d (%)
Cardamom Cumin Dill Weed
1 α-Pinene 1032 1 1033 1.3 ± 0.0 0.7 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0
2 β-Pinene 1118 1 1124 - 14.4 ± 0.0 1.4 ± 0.0
3 Sabinene 1132 1 1134 4.3 ± 0.0 0.5 ± 0.0 -
4 Myrcene 1174 1 1173 0.8 ± 0.0 0.8 ± 0.0 -
5 α-Phellandrene 1176 1 1178 - 0.5 ± 0.0 7.4 ± 0.0
6 Limonene 1203 1 1211 2.1 ± 0.0 - 27.4 ± 0.1
7 1,8-Cineole 1213 1 1222 29.2 ± 0.1 - -
8 β-Phellandrene 1118 1 1224 - - 1.8 ± 0.0
9 γ-Terpinene 1255 1 1264 - 16.9 ± 0.0 -
10 p-Cymene 1280 1 1287 - 8.3 ± 0.0 4.7 ± 0.0
11 trans-Sabinene hydrate 1474 1 1475 0.5 ± 0.0 - -
12 Dill ether 1529 2 1542 - - 9.2 ± 0.0
13 Linalool 1553 1 1553 3.6 ± 0.0 - -
14 Linalyl acetate 1565 1 1569 5.7 ± 0.0 - -
15 Terpinen-4-ol 1611 1 1621 0.6 ± 0.0 - -
16 trans-Dihydrocarvone 1624 1 1637 - - 0.5 ± 0.0
17 cis-Isodihydrocarvone 1645 2 1658 - - 0.9 ± 0.0
15 α-Terpinyl acetate 1706 3 1727 43.4 ± 0.1 - -
16 Geranyl acetate 1765 1 1769 0.8 ± 0.0 - -
17 Carvone 1751 1 1774 - - 41.6 ± 0.1
18 Cumin aldehyde 1802 1 1823 - 24.1 ± 0.1 -
19 p-Mentha-1,3-dien-7-al 1811 4 1838 26.7 ± 0.1 -
20 Geraniol 1857 1 1855 0.7 ± 0.0 - -
21 (E)-Nerolidol 2050 5 2048 0.9 ± 0.0 - -
22 Cumin alcohol 2113 1 2127 - 0.6 ± 0.0 -
Total 94.0 ± 0.2 93.9 ± 0.0 95.8 ± 0.2

a Identification based on the comparison of mass spectra and co-injection with standard Alkan series (C7C40), b Retention indices from literature [24] 1, [25] 2, [26] 3, [27] 4, [28] 5, c Retention indices relative to standard Alkan series (C7C40), d Peak area (± SEM) was obtained by averaging three different determinations obtained by GC-FID, -: Not detected.