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Chemical composition of carrot umbel oils from Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus cultivated in Poland
Author(s) -
Kula Józef,
Izydorczyk Katarzyna,
Czajkowska Agnieszka,
Bonikowski Radoslaw
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1646
Subject(s) - umbel , daucus carota , myrcene , chemistry , sesquiterpene , monoterpene , composition (language) , chemical composition , botany , apiaceae , essential oil , cultivar , limonene , food science , organic chemistry , biology , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract The chemical composition of carrot umbel oils obtained by hydrodistillation of three cultivars of Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus was investigated by GC and GC–MS. Forty components were identified. The oils were dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons (66–85%) represented mainly by α ‐pinene (40–46%) and myrcene (12–24%). The most abundant sesquiterpene constituents were β ‐caryrophyllene (4.6–13.2%) and carotol (1.2–6.1%). Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.