Fruit Volatiles of Cayena Cherry (Eugenia uniflora L.) from Cuba

Abstract

Volatile components of Cayena cherry fruit were isolated by simultaneous steam distillation/solvent extraction. The fruit had 130.6 mg/kg of total volatile compounds. Thirty-six compounds were identified, of which curzenene (38.9%) and bergaptene (16.2%) were the major ones.

Key Word Index:

• Eugenia uniflora
• Myrtaceae
• Cayena cherry
• fruit volatiles
• curzenene
• bergaptene