Composition of Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil
Lemon Myrtle essential oil is a complex, composite oil containing over 50 different chemical compounds. Citrals have been identified by gas chromatography to be the dominant constituents of this fascinating oil.
A list of major oil components and their typical concentrations are shown below:
Quantitative analysis of Lemon Myrtle essential oil components by Gas Chromatography
Peak number Compound % (m/m)
1 B-Myrcene 0.9 2
2 6-methyl-5hepten-2-one 0.32
3 Linalool 1.61
4 Citronellal 0.17
5 Cis-Isocitral 2.54
6 Trans-Isocitral 3.55
7 Nerol 0.34
8 Cis-Isogeraniol 0.63
9 Neral 37.19
10 Geraniol 1.38
11 Geranial 43.95
12 Neryl Acetate 1.07
13 Eugenol 0.50
The major chemical and physical specifications of Lemon Myrtle essential oil are defined in the Australian Standard
AS 4941-2001.
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