Chemical Composition of Distilled Grapefruit Oil

Jorge A. Pino, A. Mateluna Acevedo, José Lucas Girão Rabelo, Carlos González, J. L. Escandón

Journal of Essential Oil Research · 1999 · 10 citations · 0 references

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Abstract The essential oil obtained by steam distillation of solids and effluents from the commercial oil extraction of grapefruit was analyzed by GC/MS. Twenty-eight components were identified, which constituted 98% of the oil. The major constituent was limonene (70.9%).