Fruit Volatiles of Cayena Cherry (<i>Eugenia uniflora</i>L.) from Cuba

Abstract

Abstract Volatile components of Cayena cherry fruit were isolated by simultaneous steam distillation/solvent extraction. The fruit had 130.6 mg/kg of total volatile compounds. Thirty-six compounds were identified, of which curzenene (38.9%) and bergaptene (16.2%) were the major ones.