Clove Essential Oil (Syzygium aromaticum L. Myrtaceae): Extraction, Chemical Composition, Food Applications, and Essential Bioactivity for Human Health
José Nabor Haro-González, Gustavo Adolfo Castillo-Herrera, Moisés Martínez-Velázquez & Hugo Espinosa-Andrews · Molecules
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Published2021-10-22
DOI10.3390/molecules26216387
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A review reports eugenol as the major compound of clove essential oil, at least half of it, with eugenyl acetate, β-caryophyllene and α-humulene making up a further 10–40%.
Clove essential oil and extracts; composition, not odour potency, and amounts vary with the extraction method.EXTERNAL RECORD