Plant Compounds of Elettaria cardamomum (Zingiberales: Zingiberaceae) Green cardamom

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Plant Compounds of Elettaria cardamomum , the Green cardamom

Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Elettaria
Author:	Maton

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Compounds:

Noleau 1987

10Ac	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�	San Jose, Costa Rica	oil
10Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
2,3-dehydro-1,8-cineole	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me-4Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me-4OH	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
3-carene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
6Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
8Ald	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
8OH	0.21 �Relative ratio of the component�
9Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-caryophyllene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-phellandrene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	1.51 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinene	0.17 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	2.97 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.36 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-thujene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	0.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	0.03 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphor	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
carvacrol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-beta-ocimene	0.06 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-carveol	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
citronellal	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
delta-terpineol	0.07 �Relative ratio of the component�
E2-10Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
E2Z6-12Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
E5-12Ald	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	31.79 �Relative ratio of the component�
farnesal	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
farnesol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	0.55 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranial	0.43 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	2.66 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.68 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl propionate	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
isovaleraldehyde	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	5.91 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	1.96 �Relative ratio of the component�
me-cinnamate	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
menthyl geraniate	0.03 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	2.21 �Relative ratio of the component�
neral	0.33 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerol	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
neryl acetate	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	3.78 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	1.76 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	39.31 �Relative ratio of the component�
thymol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-2,8-menthadienol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-beta-ocimene	0.13 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-carveol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-nerolidol	0.68 �Relative ratio of the component�
Z4-10Ald	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�

Analytical Methods Committee 1988

alpha-pinene	1.45 �Relative ratio of the component�	Guatemala	oil
alpha-terpinene	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	32.55 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	0.35 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranial	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.45 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	2.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	3.35 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	6.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	0.75 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	3.55 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	42.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-sabinene hydrate	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�

Gopalakrishnan 1991

alpha-pinene	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil, CO2-extract
alpha-terpineol	4.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	2.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	29.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	2.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	2.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	1.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerol	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	1.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	4.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	1.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	39 �Relative ratio of the component�

Naryanan 1985

alpha-pinene	1.1 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil, 1
alpha-terpineol	4.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	2.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	29.47 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	2.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	1.22 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	3.33 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	4.76 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	1.75 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerol	0.74 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	1.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	2 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	41.95 �Relative ratio of the component�

Naryanan 1985

alpha-pinene	1.34 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil, 2
alpha-terpineol	2.46 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	2.45 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	46.88 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	1.67 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	1.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	3.53 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	0.98 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerol	0.65 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	0.61 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	1.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	33.55 �Relative ratio of the component�

Lawrence 1989

alpha-phellandrene	0.21 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil
alpha-pinene	1.51 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	2.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.25 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	0.18 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
citronellol	0.29 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	36.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	0.53 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranial	0.13 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	1.71 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	2.79 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	2.47 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.94 �Relative ratio of the component�
neral	0.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerol	0.44 �Relative ratio of the component�
neryl acetate	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	2.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
sulcatone	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.57 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	31.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-nerolidol	2.56 �Relative ratio of the component�

Variyar 1995

alpha-pinene	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil
alpha-terpineol	2.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	24.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	2.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	0.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	5.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	4.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerol	0.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	1.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	1.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	1.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	49 �Relative ratio of the component�

Gopalakrishnan 1994

alpha-pinene	2.3 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil, CO2-extract
alpha-terpineol	3.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	6.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	38.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	4 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	5.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	1 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	4.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	2 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	24.6 �Relative ratio of the component�

Gopalakrishnan 1994

alpha-pinene	0.7 �Relative ratio of the component�	India	oil, distilled
alpha-terpineol	5.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	4.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	27 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	2.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	3.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	1.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	1.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	2.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	2 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	40.9 �Relative ratio of the component�

Bernhard 1971

4-terpinenyl acetate	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�	Ceylon	seed
alpha-phellandrene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	1.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
ascaridole	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	0.03 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-nerolidol	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	32.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
farnesol	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranial	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	2.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	3.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool acetate	6.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
neryl acetate	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	3.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	43 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-nerolidol	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�

Shaban 1987

7Hy	1.79 �Relative ratio of the component�		seed
alpha-pinene	0.69 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	44.84 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	3.25 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	0.38 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	2.31 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	8.46 �Relative ratio of the component�
menthone	5.77 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	27.14 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	2.11 �Relative ratio of the component�

Reference(s):

Analytical Methods Committee. 1988. Application of gas-liquid chromatography to the analysis of essential oils. Part XIV. Monographs for five essential oils. Analyst. 113:1125-1136.

Bernhard, R.A., Wijesekera, R.O.B., and Chichester, C.O. 1971. Terpenoids of cardamom oil and their comparative distribution among varieties. Phytochem. 10(1):177-184.

Gopalakrishnan, N. 1994. Studies on the storage quality of carbon dioxide-extracted cardamom and clove bud oils. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42(3):796-798.

Gopalakrishnan, N., and Narayanan, C.S. 1991. Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of cardamom. J. Agric. Food. Chem. 39(11):1976-1978.

Lawrence, B.M. 1989. Progress in essential oils. Perfum. Flavor. 14(6):87-90.

Naryanan, C.S.K., and Mathew, A.G. 1985. Chemical investigation on spice oils. Indian Perfum. 29:15-22.

Noleau, I., Toulemonde, B., and Richard, H. 1987. Volatile constituents of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum maton) cultivated in Costa Rica. Flavour Fragr. J. 2(3):123-127.

Shaban, M.A.E., and Kandeel, K.M. 1987. The chemical composition of the volatile oil of elettaria cardamomum seeds. Pharmazie. 42(3):207-208.

Variyar, P.S., and Bandyopadhyay, C. 1995. On the volatiles of clove, cardamom, nutmeg and mace. Pafai J. 17(1):19-25.

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