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. 2013 Jun 19;18(6):7194–7238. doi: 10.3390/molecules18067194

Table 2.

Summary of flavors and fragrances extracted by SFE.

Plant species Raw material Main compound extracted or process Co-solvent Ref.
Flavors
n/a cheddar and parmesan cheese defatted cheese None [45]
n/a cigarettes volatile and semivolatile compounds None [66]
n/a distilled alcoholic beverages aromatic components None [67]
n/a flavored sugars vanillin (29) and ethyl vanillin (30) extraction None [57]
n/a whey protein isolate volatile removal None [71]
Allium cepa onion flavor essential oil with a high-sulphur content Ethanol [49,50]
Allium sativum homogenized garlic thiosulfinates, zwiebelanes, and bissulfine None [51,52]
Arachis hypogaea roasted peanuts hexanol (1), hexanal (2), methylpyrrole (3), phenyl acetaldehyde (4), methylpyrazine (5), 2,6-dimethylpyrazine (6), ethylpyrazine (7), 2,3-dimethylpyrazine (8), 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (9), 2-furancarboxaldehyde (10), 2-ethyl-5-methyl- (11) and 2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine (12), and 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine (13) None [39]
Brassica napus cold-press rapeseed cake tocopherols and carotenoids None [70]
Camellia sinensis tea flowers phenylethanol (31), linalool (32), (E)-linalool oxide furanoid (33), epoxy linalool (34), geraniol (35), hotrienol (36), acetophenone (37) and germacrene D (38) None [62]
Camellia sinensis decaffeinated green teas hexanal (2), (E)-2-hexenal (47) None [69]
Citrus sinensis orange oil terpene hydrocarbons None [58]
Coffea arabica coffee acrylamide removal Ethanol [44]
Cuminum cyminum ground cumin volatile oil [47]
Curcuma longa turmeric roots curcuminoids Ethanol [48]
Humulus lupulus hops humulones and lupulones None [59,60,61]
Hyssopus officinalis hyssop sabinene (22), iso-pinocamphone (23) and pinocamphone (24) Methanol [53]
Mucuna aterrima, M. cinerium, M. deeringiana linoleic acid (omega-6) None [41]
Oryza sativa aromatic vinegar from sticky rice acetic acid (15), ethyl acetate (16), furfural (17), phenethyl alcohol (18), tetramethyl-pyrazine (19), 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (20) and benzaldehyde (21) [46]
Pandanus amaryllifolius pandan leaves 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (ACPY) (39) and 3-methyl-2(5H)-furanone (40) None [63]
Piper nigrum black pepper essential oil None [54,55]
Piper piscatorum pepper piperovatine (25), followed by palmitic acid (26), pentadecane (27) and pipercallosidine (28) Ethanol, methanol [56]
Zingiber officinale ginger gingerol (41), neral (42), geranial (43), zingiberene (44), α-bisabolene (45) and β-sesquiphellandrene (46) None [64,65]
Fragrances
Abies koreana needle leaves elemol (48), terpinen-4-ol (49), sabinene (22), 10(15)-cadinen-4-ol (50), α-terpineol (51), α-pinene (52) and γ-terpinene (53) None [73]
Bidens tripartita three-lobe beggarticks α-pinene (52), p-cymene (63), (E)-β-ocimene (64), β-elemene (65), iso-caryophyllene (66), α-caryophyllene (67), and α-bergamotene (68) None [78]
Boswellia carterii frankincense octyl acetate None [73]
Cannabis sativa var indica marihuana cannabinoids Ethanol [80]
Croton zehntneri (E)-anethole (69), α-muurolene (70), methyl chavicol or estragole (71) and germacrene D (38) None [81]
Eucalyptus citriodora leaves citronellal (54) None [75]
Eucalyptus globulus barks triterpenic acids Ethanol [74]
Eucalyptus grandis x globulus inner and outer barks β-sitosterol (55), methyl morolate (56) None [76]
Foeniculum vulgare fennel seeds (E)-anethole (69), estragole (71), and fenchone (72) None [103]
Laurus nobilis bay laurel (E)-β-ocimene (64), 1,8-cineole (74), α-pinene (52), β-pinene (75), β-longipinene (76), linalyl acetate (77), δ-cadinene (78), α-terpinyl acetate (79) and α-bulnesene (80) None [82]
Lavandula angustifolia lavender 1,8-cineole (74), camphor (81), linalool (32), linalyl acetate (77), fenchone (72), camphor (81) and β-caryophyllene (82) None [83,84,85]
Lavandula hybrida lavandin 1,8-cineole (74), linalool (32), linalyl acetate (77), and camphor (81) None [87]
Lavandula viridis lavender camphor (81), myrtenol (83), verbenone (84) None [88]
Mentha spicata spearmint carvone (85), 1,8-cineole (74), pulegone (86) None [89,90]
Ocimum basilicum sweet basil 1,8-cineole (74), linalool (32), eugenol (87), germacrene D (38), T-cadinol (88) Water [91,92]
Ocimum gratissimum clove basil eugenol (87), β-selinene (89), 1,8-cineole (74), β-caryo-phyllene (82), α-selinene (90) None [93]
Peumus boldus boldo volatile oils None [94]
Polygala senega, Acorus Tatarinowii mixture of herbs methyl eugenol (57), 1,2,3-trimethoxy-5-(2-propenyl)-benzene (58), β-asarone (59), (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid (60), (Z)-6-octadecenoic acid (61), and ethyl oleate (62) None [77]
Salvia desoleana sardinian island sage cuticular waxes and volatile oil None [100]
Salvia officinalis sage mono-, sesqui- and diterpenes None [95,96,97,98,99]
Thymus vulgaris thyme leaves thymol (73) and p-cymene (63) None [103]
Thymus vulgaris thyme p-cymene (63), γ-terpinene (53), linalool (32), thymol (73), carvacrol (91), thymoquinone (92), carvacrol methyl ether (93), camphor (81), cis-linalool oxide (94) None [101,102,103]