Essential Oil Details
Introduction
Basil Ocimum basilicum is aromatic herbs that is used extensively to add a distinctive aroma and flavour to food. The leaves can be used fresh or dried for use as a spice. In this variety methyl chavicol content is syntheisised in high concentration which is 78%.
Other Details
Essential oils extracted from fresh leaves and flowers can be used as aroma additives in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Reference
1. Dwivedi S, Tajuddin, Yaseen M, Singh K, Naqvi AA, Singh AP, Kumar S.1999. registration of new variety 'Vikarsudha; of Ocimum basilicum. J Med Arom Pl Sci 21: 373-374.
2. Verma, Ram Swaroop, Rajendra Chandra Padalia, and Amit Chauhan. "Variation in the volatile terpenoids of two industrially important basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivars during plant ontogeny in two different cropping seasons from India." Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 92.3 (2012): 626-631.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methyl Chavicol | 93.46 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limonene | 1.71 |
| 2 | Beta-Caryophyllene Oxide | 1.01 |
| 3 | Methyl Eugenol | 1.27 |
| 4 | Linalool | 0.40 |
| 5 | Geranial | 0.24 |
| 6 | Eugenol | Trace |
| 7 | Caryophyllene Oxide | 0.24 |
| 8 | Camphor | Trace |
| 9 | Camphene | Trace |
| 10 | Bicyclogermacrene | 0.98 |
| 11 | Beta-Pinene | 0.15 |
| 12 | Beta-Eudesmol | 0.31 |
| 13 | Beta-Elemene | 0.20 |
| 14 | Alpha-Terpineol | Trace |
| 15 | Sabinene | 0.10 |
| 16 | Alpha-Muurolene | 0.15 |
| 17 | Neral | 0.83 |
| 18 | Alpha-Cadinol | Trace |
| 19 | Alpha- Pinene | 0.10 |
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