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Original Articles

Essential Oil Composition of Four Popular Indian Cultivars of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)

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Pages 431-434 | Received 01 Feb 1999, Accepted 01 Aug 1999, Published online: 08 Dec 2011
 

Abstract

Four popular cultivars of black pepper from Kerala viz. ‘Karimunda,’ ‘Kalluvally,’ ‘Arakulam munda’ and Thommankody' were analyzed for a period of three consecutive seasons for their oil composition. Fifty five compounds were identified in the oils by GC and GC/MS. The main components were α-pinene (2.4–11.4%), β-pinene(2.0–15.27%), δ-3-carene(0.1–21.0%), limonene(9.4–21.9%)and β-caryophyllene (19.8–45.3%).

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