Table 2 Major bioactive compounds of lavender essential oil.

From: Modulation of performance, meat quality and gut health of broiler chicken in response to dietary nanoencapsulated lavender essential oil

Bioactive compound

Retention index

Percentage

Octanone-3

983

0.70

1,8-Cineole

1030

1.89

Camphor

1147

0.85

Linalool

1154

27.14

Borneol

1159

2.58

α-Terpineol

1166

1.31

Linalyl acetate

1172

42.73

Lavandulyl acetate

1277

3.12

E-β-Caryophyllene

1425

1.77

Caryophyllene

1519

2.26

  1. Identification by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA).