Pimento (Allspice) (Grenada)
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CAS mumber
8006-77-7 -
Botanical
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. (P. officinalis Lindl.), fam. Myrtaceae
GC-MS Analysis
Green, C.L., and Espinosa, F., Jamaican and Central American Pimento (Allspice; Pimenta Dioica): Characterization of Flavour Differences and other distinguishing Features, in: Flavors and Fragr.: a World Persp., Lawrence, B.M., Mookherjee, B.D., Willis, B.J. (Eds.), Proc. of the 10th Int. Congr. of Ess. Oils, Fragr. & Flavors, Washington DC, USA, 16-20 Nov 1986, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1988), 3-20
| Compound | CAS | DB5 | Carbowax | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugenol | 97-53-0 | 1364.43 | 2157.57 | 79.06% |
| beta-Caryophyllene | 87-44-5 | 1427.14 | 1595.57 | 5.0% |
| 1,8-Cineole | 470-82-6 | 1033.29 | 1213.86 | 3.17% |
| alpha-Humulene | 6753-98-6 | 1461.43 | 1668.0 | 2.22% |
| gamma-Cadinene | 39029-41-9 | 1515.29 | 1756.71 | 1.31% |
| Isocaryophyllene | 118-65-0 | 1430.0 | 1566.0 | 0.94% |
| ar-Curcumene | 4176-17-4 | 1482.71 | 1775.71 | 0.8% |
| Selinene (unknown isomer) | 27104-12-7 | 0.61% | ||
| alpha-Terpineol | 98-55-5 | 1191.71 | 1693.43 | 0.5% |
| Terpinolene | 586-62-9 | 1089.43 | 1286.14 | 0.49% |
| Methyl eugenol | 93-15-2 | 1407.29 | 1991.86 | 0.46% |
| alpha-Phellandrene | 99-83-2 | 1006.43 | 1168.43 | 0.44% |
| beta-Caryophyllene alcohol | 472-97-9 | 1642.0 | 2003.0 | 0.41% |
| Limonene | 138-86-3 | 1032.0 | 1196.29 | 0.36% |
| Linalool | 78-70-6 | 1101.14 | 1548.57 | 0.32% |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 1139-30-6 | 1594.86 | 1976.57 | 0.24% |
| alpha-Pinene | 80-56-8 | 940.0 | 1020.71 | 0.2% |
| gamma-Terpinene | 99-85-4 | 1063.71 | 1245.0 | 0.2% |
| Terpinen-4-ol | 562-74-3 | 1180.57 | 1600.14 | 0.2% |
| Myrcene | 123-35-3 | 990.57 | 1161.14 | 0.17% |
| para-Cymene | 99-87-6 | 1025.71 | 1269.29 | 0.17% |
| beta-Elemene | 515-13-9 | 1390.57 | 1587.14 | 0.17% |
| (E)-beta-Ocimene | 3779-61-1 | 1049.0 | 1250.14 | 0.12% |
| allo-Aromadendrene | 25246-27-9 | 1471.0 | 1647.57 | 0.11% |
| alpha-Thujene | 3917-48-4 | 935.43 | 1027.57 | 0.1% |
| Chavicol | 501-92-8 | 1253.0 | 2329.0 | 0.05% | Total | 97.82% |