Table 1 The main component of cumin essential oil, Cuminum cyminum seeds analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
Compounds | % Percent composition | RT (retention time min) | Molecular formula |
|---|---|---|---|
β-pinene | 10.37 | 6.8 | C10H16 |
p-cymene | 7.45 | 8.24 | C10H14 |
ˠ-terpinene | 15.78 | 9.6 | C10H16 |
Ethanone | 1.99 | 14.57 | C8H12 O |
Propanal | 26.07 | 16.9 | C3H6 O |
Isopropylidene | 10.48 | 18.54 | C11H18 |
Isopropylidene | 1.63 | 18.58 | C11H18 |
Benzenemethanol | 6.62 | 18.72 | C10H14O |
Benzenemethanol | 11.32 | 19.02 | C10H14O |
