FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (9): 484-487.

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Analysis of Nutmeg Oil by GC-MS Coupled with Solvent-free Focused Microwave Extraction

 ZHENG  Fu-Ping, SUN  Bao-Guo, XIE  Jian-Chun, LIU  Yu-Ping, DU  Dan-Dan   

  1. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering,Beijing Technology and Business University,Beijing 100037,China
  • Online:2007-09-15 Published:2011-11-22

Abstract: Nutmeg(Myristica fragrans Houtt.)oil was extracted by solvent-free focused microwave extraction(SFFME)in yield of 8.23%.The obtained oil was analyzed by GC-MS.Through comparison with mass spectra database and their retention indices relative to n-alkanes,forty-two components were identified,covering 98.62% of the total peak areas in the GC-MS total ion current chromatography.The main volatiles were sabinene(23.93%),myristicin(11.60%),α-pinene(9.52%),β-pinene(8.95%),4-terpineol(5.27%),limonene(4.47%),elemicin(4.03%),p-cymene(3.38%)and safrole(3.16%).

Key words: solvent-free focused microwave extraction (SFFME), Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.)oil, volatiles, retention indices