Nutmeg 6

  • CAS number

    8008-45-5

  • Botanical

    Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae

GC-MS Analysis

Spricigo C.B., Pinto, L.T., Bolzan, A., and Novais. A.F., Extraction of essential oil and lipids from nutmeg by liquid carbon dioxide, J. Supercritical Fluids, Vol. 15, 253-259 (1999)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Sabinen 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 36.64%
alpha-PINENE 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 11.05%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 10.19%
Myristicin 607-91-0 1522.86 2270.33 6.98%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 3.77%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 3.68%
Elemicin 487-11-6 1555.86 2233.0 3.29%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 3.15%
Beta-Phellandrene 555-10-2 1033.57 1207.71 2.27%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 1.88%
2-Cyclohexen-1-ol, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-, (1R,4R)-rel- 29803-82-5 1123.71 1612.57 1.81%
2-Cyclohexen-1-ol, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-, (1R,4S)-rel- 29803-81-4 1141.75 1584.83 1.8%
p-CYMENE 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 1.66%
Safrole 94-59-7 1290.14 1882.6 1.01%
Methyleugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 0.4%
Total 89.58%