Table 1.

Physical and organoleptic properties of sweet basil EO obtained by SFME and HD.

	Extraction Methods
	SFME-EO	HD-EO
Physical Properties
Specific gravity (20 °C)	0.926	0.917
Refractive index (20 °C)	1.486	1.480
Solubility	Water insoluble. Soluble in alcohol and other organic liquids
Organoleptic Properties
Color	Pale yellow	Yellow-greenish
Odor	Sweet minty pleasant odor	Strong and pungent minty odor
Aspect	Mobile liquid	Mobile liquid