Nutmeg (India) 8

  • CAS number

    8008-45-5

  • Botanical

    Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae

GC-MS Analysis

Mallavarapu, G.R., and Ramesh, S.,, Composition of essential oils of nutmeg and mace, J. Med. Arom. Plant Scvi., Vol. 20, 746-748 (1998)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Sabinene 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 32.1%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 13.6%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 12.9%
Terpinen-4-ol 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 7.2%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 4.0%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 3.9%
Safrole 94-59-7 1290.14 1882.6 2.8%
Myristicin 607-91-0 1522.86 2270.33 2.6%
Elemicin 487-11-6 1555.86 2233.0 2.4%
alpha-Thujene 3917-48-4 935.43 1027.57 2.2%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 2.2%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 2.2%
beta-Phellandrene 555-10-2 1033.57 1207.71 2.0%
Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 1.6%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 1.2%
delta-3-Carene 13466-78-9 1011.57 1144.57 0.8%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 0.8%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.7%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.7%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.6%
trans-Sabinene hydrate 17699-16-0 1072.14 1467.43 0.5%
Eugenol 97-53-0 1364.43 2157.57 0.4%
cis-p-Menth-2-en-1-ol 29803-82-5 1123.71 1612.57 0.4%
Camphene 79-92-5 951.57 1071.29 0.3%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 0.3%
trans-p-Menth-2-en-1-ol 29803-81-4 1141.75 1584.83 0.3%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 0.2%
(E)-Methyl isoeugenol 6379-72-2 1504.25 2158.0 0.2%
beta-Cubebene 13744-15-5 1390.5 1543.57 0.1%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 0.1%
trans-alpha-Bergamotene 13474-59-4 1435.0 1570.83 0.1%
Total 99.4%