BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 3

Volatile constituents of Citrus peel oils

  • Author:
  • Kirti R. Jalgaonkar, S. K. Jha, Manoj Kumar Mahawar
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 272 to 275

*Division of Post Harvest Technology, IARI, New Delhi

Division of Agricultural Engineering, IARI, New Delhi

Online published on 24 August, 2012.

Abstract

Essential oils were extracted from peels of four citrus species viz Citrus jambhiri Lush. (Jatti khatti), Citrus karna Raf. (Soh sarkar), Citrus paradisi Macfad. (grapefruit), Citrus grandis Osbeck (pummelo) and evaluated with the help of gas chromatography. The volatile compounds were found to be higher in Soh sarkar (99.95%) followed by Jatti khatti (99.82%), pummelo (98.92%) and grapefruit (97.82%).

Keywords

Essential oil, Volatile constituents, Gas chromatography