Caraway root
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CAS mumber
8000-42-8 -
Botanical
Carum carvi L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
GC-MS Analysis
Wichtmann, E.-M., and Stahl-Biskup, E., Composition of the Essential Oils from Caraway Herb and Root (2 analyses of Seedling and Adult plant), Flavour Fragr. J., Vol. 2, (2), 83-89 (1987)
| Compound | CAS | DB5 | Carbowax | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germacrene B | 15423-57-1 | 1557.71 | 1830.86 | 30.0% |
| Octanal | 124-13-0 | 1002.43 | 1287.71 | 16.7% |
| Germacrene D | 23986-74-5 | 1484.71 | 1703.0 | 10.05% |
| (E)-2-Decenal | 3913-81-3 | 1262.4 | 1644.14 | 8.25% |
| Nonanal | 124-19-6 | 1104.0 | 1391.71 | 4.9% |
| delta-Cadinene | 483-76-1 | 1524.14 | 1755.43 | 3.7% |
| (Z)-4-Decenal | 21662-09-9 | 1193.0 | 1526.5 | 1.7% |
| gamma-Elemene | 30824-67-0 | 1491.25 | 1623.71 | 1.55% |
| beta-Pinene | 127-91-3 | 979.0 | 1113.0 | 0.7% |
| beta-Caryophyllene | 87-44-5 | 1427.14 | 1595.57 | 0.7% |
| alpha-Pinene | 80-56-8 | 940.0 | 1020.71 | 0.45% |
| alpha-Humulene | 6753-98-6 | 1461.43 | 1668.0 | 0.4% |
| Limonene | 138-86-3 | 1032.0 | 1196.29 | 0.2% |
| (Z)-beta-Ocimene | 3338-55-4 | 1038.86 | 1235.14 | 0.2% |
| (E)-beta-Ocimene | 3779-61-1 | 1049.0 | 1250.14 | 0.15% |
| Terpinolene | 586-62-9 | 1089.43 | 1286.14 | 0.1% |
| para-Cymene | 99-87-6 | 1025.71 | 1269.29 | 0.05% |
| beta-Elemene | 515-13-9 | 1390.57 | 1587.14 | 0.05% | Total | 79.85% |