Czech J. Food Sci., 2001, 19(1):31-36 | DOI: 10.17221/6571-CJFS

Determination of essential oils content and composition in caraway (Carum carvi L.)

J. Sedláková, B. Kocourková, V. Kubáň
1 Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2 Department of Plant Science and Breeding, Brno, Czech Republic

Total content and composition of essential oils in caraway seed (Carum carvi L.) from a selection of caraway varieties grown in different production areas were determined after supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and steam distillation. Different procedures of sample pretreatment (homogenization) and methods of isolation were compared from the point of view of efficiency, reproducibility and accuracy. The effect of storage period was also examined.

Keywords: carvone; limonene; Carum carvi L.; steam distillation; supercritical fluid extraction (SFE); gas chromatography

Published: February 28, 2001  Show citation

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Sedláková J, Kocourková B, Kubáň V. Determination of essential oils content and composition in caraway (Carum carvi L.). Czech J. Food Sci. 2001;19(1):31-36. doi: 10.17221/6571-CJFS.
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