Production of essential oil from cumin seeds

Beis S., Azcan N., ÖZEK T., Kara M., Baser K.

CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS, cilt.36, sa.3, ss.265-268, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02238331
  • Dergi Adı: CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.265-268
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cuminum cyminum L., cumin seed, essential oil, steam distillation, GC/MS
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Steam distillation of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds was studied to show the effects of particle size, batch size, and distillation rate on their essential oil recovery. Experiments were carried out both on bench and pilot scale. The composition of the oil was analyzed by GC/MS.