Table 4 Chemical composition (%) of cinnamon and cardamom essential oils

Styrene

1.08

–^b

Other

α-Thujene

–

0.13

MH

α-Pinene

–

1.06

MH

Benzaldehyde

0.43

–

Other

Sabinene

–

3.06

MH

β-Pinene

–

0.48

MH

Myrcene

–

1.13

MH

α-Terpinene

–

0.29

MH

Limonene

0.13

–

MH

1,8-cineole

1.22

49.10

MO

γ-Terpinene

–

0.55

MH

cis-Sabinene hydrate

–

0.38

MO

Terpinolene

–

0.20

MH

Linalool

–

0.47

MO

trans-Sabinene hydrate

–

0.31

MO

Terpinen-4-ol

–

2.15

MO

α –Terpineol

0.09

1.57

MO

Linalyl acetate

–

0.33

MO

Geraniol

–

0.92

MO

Cinnamaldehyde

0.48

0.42

Other

E-Cinnamaldehyde

84.23

–

Other

Methyl geranate

–

0.15

MO

α -Terpinyl acetate

3.51

35.54

MO

Copaene

3.57

–

SH

Caryophyllene

0.25

–

SH

Acetic acid, cinnamyl ester

0.26

–

Other

α-Amorphene

0.24

–

SH

β-Selinene

–

0.28

SH

α-Selinene

0.11

–

SH

α-Muurolene

0.83

–

SH

δ-Cadinene

0.90

–

SH

Cadine-1,4-diene

0.39

–

SH

Nerolidol

–

0.26

SO

α-Cadinol

0.27

–

MO

Total identified (%)

97.99

98.77

Monoterpenes (MT), total

5.22

97.82

oxygenated MT

5.09

90.92

Sesquiterpenes (ST), total

6.29

0.54

oxygenated ST

–

0.26