CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Borago officinalis essential oil

Plant Name

: Starflower

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Seed

Introduction

Other Details

The oil was used for flavouring the food.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-microbial
2	Antioxidant

Reference

1. Ratz-Łyko, Anna, et al. "Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Oenothera biennis, Borago officinalis, and Nigella sativa seedcake extracts." Food science and biotechnology 23.4 (2014): 1029-1036.

2. Wettasinghe, Mahinda, and Fereidoon Shahidi. "Antioxidant and free radical-scavenging properties of ethanolic extracts of defatted borage (Borago officinalis L.) seeds." Food chemistry 67.4 (1999): 399-414.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	(E,E)-2,4-Decadienal	43.4
2	(Z)-3-Hexenol	13.3
3	Heptanal Acid	8.4
4	Alpha-Pinene	7.9

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	(E)-2-Hexenal	7.1
2	Octanal	4.4
3	Benzaldehyde	4.9
4	Decanal	3.4
5	(E)-2-Hexenol	2.3
6	Methyl Eugenol	2.9
7	(E)-Beta-Damascone	2.0
8	Carvacrol	2.0
9	Hexanol	2.2
10	Linalool	1.8
11	Alpha-Thujene	1.1
12	Undecanal	1.5
13	Eugenol	1.7
14	Hexanal	1.3
15	Nonanol	0.9
16	(E)-Beta-Ionone	0.7
17	Phenol	0.8
18	Beta-Caryophyllene	0.8
19	Geraniol	0.4