Comparative volatile oil composition of various parts from Turkish bitter fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare)

Akgül A., Bayrak A.

Food Chemistry, vol.30, no.4, pp.319-323, 1988 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1988
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0308-8146(88)90117-3
  • Journal Name: Food Chemistry
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.319-323
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The volatile oil composition of various parts of bitter fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. vulgare) growing as wild Turkish plants was investigated by gas-liquid chromatography. The major component of all oil samples was trans-anethole (29·70, 37·07, 54·22, 61·08, 64·71% in leaf, stem, flowering umbel, flower, fruit, respectively). The other main components were α-pinene in leaf, stem, flowering umbel, flower: α-phellandrene in leaf, stem, flowering umbel; fenchone in fruit oil. The volatile oils of flowering umbel, flower and fruit contained high amounts of oxygenated compounds, in gradually increasing percentages. © 1988.