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Unusual essential oils with aromatic properties—I. Volatile components of Stevia rebaudiana bertoni
Author(s) -
Martelli A.,
Frattini C.,
Chialva F.
Publication year - 1985
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.2730010103
Subject(s) - stevia rebaudiana , steam distillation , chemistry , essential oil , stevia , asteraceae , chromatography , gas chromatography , distillation , botany , food science , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
By combination of liquid‐solid chromatography, capillary GLC and mass spectrometry, the essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the dried leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Asteraceae) imported from Brazil, was analyzed. Caryophyllene oxide and spathulenol accounted for about 43% of the oil, which contained more than a hundred compounds, most of which were present only in traces; 54 components were identified. Also the essential oil obtained by steam distillation from fresh plants of Stevia , cultivated in the Botanical Garden of Turin University, was analyzed.