Effects of drying methods on the quality and quantity of the essential oil of Mentha longifolia L. subsp. Capensis

Food Chemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 995-998

  Asekun, O T ^a   Grierson, D S ^b   Afolayan, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drying methods; Essential oil; Limonene; Mentha longifolia; Menthone; Pulegone

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LIMONENE; MENTHONE; PULEGONE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HERB; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; PLANT LEAF; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUN EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

MENTHA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 33748763279     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.02.052     Document Type: Article

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