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Effect of Drying Methods and Drying Days on Essential Oil Content and Physicochemical Properties of Basil (<i>Ocimumbasilicum</i>) Varieties in Ethiopia
Universal Journal of Food Science and Technology
| Vol 1, Issue 1
Table 3. Chemical composition of two Basil Variety essential oil
| No | Compound name | Basil 02 | Basil 05 | |||
| RT (min) | % Area | RT (min) | % Area | |||
| Butyl acrylate | 4.32 | 2.76 | 4.32 | 3.12 | ||
| 2 | Eucalyptol | 7.94 | 7.39 | 7.93 | 2.49 | |
| 3 | Linalool | 10.34 | 4.93 | 10.40 | 14.08 | |
| 4 | Epi-camphor. beta. -Camphor | 12.04 | 4.22 | 12.04 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | Estragole | 14.24 | 5.96 | 14.23 | 2.47 | |
| 6 | phenylpropionate CINNAMIC ACID | 21.95 | 10.16 | 22.09 | 32.96 | |
| 7 | . beta. –Bisabolene | 27.07 | 14.26 | 27.01 | 4.32 | |
| 8 | Eugenol | 20.95 | 15.16 | 20.87 | 3.70 | |
| 9 | Caryophyllene | 23.36 | 2.99 | ND | ND | |
| 10 | Humulene | 24.73 | 2.22 | ND | ND | |
| 11 | beta. –Cubebene | 25.85 | 3.63 | ND | ND | |
| 12 | alpha-Bergamotene | 28.39 | 12.32 | ND | ND | |
| alpha-Bergamotene | ND | ND | 24.08 | 3.94 | ||
| 14 | beta cubebene | ND | ND | 25.85 | 2.28 | |
| 15 | cis-beta-Elemene | ND | ND | 26.44 | 2.80 | |
| 16 | 5β-Androsterone | ND | ND | 28.33 | 3.40 | |
| 17 | 1H- naphthalene | ND | ND | 31.67 | 5.25 | |
| 18 | Quinoxalinone | ND | ND | 31.97 | 2.07 | |
| 19 | E- sesquisabinene hydrate | ND | ND | 32.7 | 3.16 | |