Table 3.
Composition (expressed as %) of fruit and vegetable EOs determined by GC-MS.
| Compound |
Apium
graveolens |
Citrus
limon |
Citrus
paradisi |
Citrus
reticulata |
Citrus
sinensis |
Foeniculum
vulgare |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tricyclene | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.003 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.004 ± 0.00 |
| 2 | Thujene | 0.009 ± 0.00 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | n.d. | 0.01 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. |
| 3 | α-pinene | 0.3 ± 0.04 | 0.8 ± 0.05 | 0.1 ± 0.00 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 1.2 ± 0.10 |
| 4 | Camphene | n.d. | 0.03 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
| 5 | Sabinene | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.8 ± 0.10 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | 0.2 ± 0.00 | 0.2 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.00 |
| 6 | β -pinene | 2.4 ± 0.20 | 6.0 ± 0.30 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
| 7 | β-myrcene | 0.4 ± 0.02 | 0.4 ± 0.10 | 0.3 ± 0.03 | 0.4 ± 0.02 | 0.4 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
| 8 | α-terpinene | n.d. | 0.08 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.003 ± 0.00 |
| 9 | Cymene | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
| 10 | D-limonene | 71.4 ± 1.50 | 87.0 ± 1.20 | 99.0 ± 1.60 | 99.0 ± 1.10 | 99.2 ± 1.50 | 1.2 ± 0.40 |
| 11 | 1,8-cineole (Eucalyptol) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
| 12 | γ-terpinene | n.d. | 3.8 ± 0.07 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.01 ± 0.00 |
| 13 | Terpinolene | n.d. | 0.1 ± 0.02 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.03 ± 0.00 |
| 14 | Fenchone | 0.003 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | 0.002 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.3 ± 0.01 |
| 15 | Linalool | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.001 ± 0.00 |
| 16 | Pinone | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.001 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.002 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.0005 ± 0.00 |
| 17 | Camphor | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.005 ± 0.00 | 0.003 ± 0.00 |
| 18 | 5-undecen-3-yne, (E)- | 1.2 ± 0.30 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 19 | Menthofuran | n.d. | n.d. | 0.001 ± 0.00 | 0.002 ± 0.00 | 0.002 ± 0.00 | 0.001 ± 0.00 |
| 20 | Isomenthone | 0.002 ± 0.00 | 0.008 ± 0.00 | 0.001 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 21 | Isomenthol | n.d. | n.d. | 0.01 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | 0.001 ± 0.00 |
| 22 | Borneol | n.d. | 0.004 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 23 | Menthol | 0.01 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 24 | Terpinen-4-ol | n.d. | 0.04 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | 0.005 ± 0.00 | 0.001 ± 0.00 |
| 25 | α-terpineol | n.d. | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.002 ± 0.00 |
| 26 | Estragole | 0.01 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.3 ± 0.02 |
| 27 | Verbenone | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.003 ± 0.00 | 0.002 ± 0.00 |
| 28 | Anethol | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 96.8 ± 1.80 |
| 29 | β-caryophyllene | 0.4 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 0.00 | 0.1 ± 0.01 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 30 | Bergamottin | n.d. | 0.2 ± 0.01 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 31 | α-caryophyllene | 0.04 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 32 | β-eudesmene | 9.8 ± 0.20 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 33 | Eremophilane | 1.2 ± 0.04 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 34 | Bisabolene | n.d. | 0.2 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 35 | Isoeugenol | 0.05 ± 0.00 | n.d. | 0.03 ± 0.00 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 36 | 1-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)propan-1-one | 2.5 ± 0.30 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 37 | Allyl phenoxyacetate | 8.2 ± 0.40 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| 38 | 2-(2-propenyl)-furan | 1.9 ± 0.20 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| Monoterpenes | 74.6 | 99.4 | 99.8 | 100 | 100 | 2.6 | |
| Oxygenated monoterpenes | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 0.4 | |
| Alcohols | n.d. | 0.1 | 0.1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| Phenylpropanoids | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 97.0 | |
| Esthers | 8.2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons | 11.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| Phenols | 0.1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | |
| Others | 5.6 | 0.2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
n.d. = not detected.