Essential oil composition of ‘kewda’ (Pandanus odoratissimus) from India

• DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1331
• Publication Date: 2004-04-06T20:04:17Z
• Authors: V. K. Raina; Ajai Kumar; S. K. Srivastava; K. V. Syamsundar; A. P. Kahol
• Keywords: Benzyl benzoate; Germacrene; Ethyl benzoate

Abstract The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation staminate inflorescences kewda ( Pandanus odoratissimus L.) has been compared with from local market. Both oils were subjected to high‐resolution GC and GC–MS, which resulted in identification quantification 85 59 components, amounting 98.7% 98.6% total oils, respectively. major components hydrodistilled 2‐phenyl ethyl methyl ether (37.7%), terpinen‐4‐ol (18.6%), α ‐terpineol (8.3%) alcohol (7.5%), whereas constituents market (33.2%), (16.1%), benzyl benzoate (11.0%), viridine (8.8%) germacrene B (8.3%). Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.