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Article

Aromatic Profiles of Essential Oils from Five Commonly Used Thai Basils

by
Tibet Tangpao
1,2,
Hsiao-Hang Chung
3 and
Sarana Rose Sommano
2,*
1
Major of Biotechnology, the Graduate School of Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
2
Plant Bioactive Compound Laboratory (BAC), Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
3
Department of Horticulture, National Ilan University, Yilan City, Yilan County 260, Taiwan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Foods 2018, 7(11), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110175
Submission received: 18 September 2018 / Revised: 22 October 2018 / Accepted: 23 October 2018 / Published: 24 October 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis of Food Aroma)
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Abstract

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The research objectives of this study are to analyse the volatile compositions of different basil types available in Thai markets and to descriptively determine their aromatic qualities. Essential oils were hydro-distillated from fresh leaves of two Holy basil (Ocimum sanctum) varieties namely, white and red and other basil species, including Tree basil (O. gratissimum), Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum), and Lemon basil (O. citriodorum). Oil physiochemical characteristics and volatile chromatograms from Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) were used to qualitatively and quantitatively describe the chemical compositions. Estragole, eugenol, and methyl eugenol were among the major volatiles found in the essential oils of these basil types. Classification by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) advised that these Ocimum spp. samples are grouped based on either the distinctive anise, citrus aroma (estragole, geranial and neral), or spice-like aroma (methyl eugenol, β-caryophyllene, and α-cubebene). The essential oils were also used for descriptive sensorial determination by five semi-trained panellists, using the following developed terms: anise, citrus, herb, spice, sweet, and woody. The panellists were able to differentiate essential oils of white Holy basil from red Holy basil based on the intensity of the anisic attribute, while the anise and citrus scents were detected as dominant in the Lemon basil, Tree basil, and Thai basil essential oils. The overall benefit from this research was the elucidation of aromatic qualities from Thai common Ocimum species in order to assess their potential as the raw materials for new food products.

1. Introduction

The genus Ocimum (belonging to the Lamiaceae which is recognised as the richest essential oil-bearing plant family) is represented by more than 150 species that are grown widely and distributed throughout tropical and temperate regions [1]. They are collectively known as the “basils” which are in commercial demand for their nutritional, aromatic, ornamental, culinary, religious, and medicinal importance [2]. Among those, Holy basil (O. sanctum), Sweet or Thai basil (O. basilicum), Lemon basil (O. citriodorum), and Tree basil (O. gratissimum) are frequently cultivated in several countries of South and South-East Asia including Thailand as culinary herbs [3,4]. There has been an increasing concern on liable health problems associated with synthetic food flavouring agents. Therefore, food researchers are focusing on the search for natural products that could replace chemically synthetised food additives [5,6].
Essential oil, as well as any other plant based natural ingredients, have been the beneficiary of legal, regulatory, and consumer preference as the result of a shared opinion on food safety [6,7]. Recent demands are for their essential oils, not only for medicinal industries but also for food industries [1,8,9,10]. Thus, it has come as no surprise that food suppliers of ethnic food ingredients quest for authentic Thai basils essential oil. However, the diversity of basil varieties, available as raw material for essential oil extraction, may lead to the confusion of basil aroma for Thai food. Varietal variations could also affect levels of volatile ingredients and profiles, thereby illustrating their distinctively sensorial aroma. Thai basils of different genotypes could be well differentiated on the basis of both essential oil compositions and sensory properties [11,12,13]. Within the genus Ocimum, the major constituents of essential oils are also diverse. From plants grown under the same condition, O. basilicum oil consisted of linalool with other constituents being camphor and humulene which gave the sweet-subtle aroma to its essential oil, while O. sanctum comprised a higher content of chavicol, eugenol, and eucalyptol [14]. None the less, there is limited data on aromatic profiles particularly of descriptive sensory analysis among five basil types available in Thailand viz., white and red Holy basil, Thai basil, Lemon basil, and Tree basil. The aim of this study is therefore to describe the aromatic identities of common Thai basils by chemical and sensory analyses.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Plant Material

To obtain reliable sources of material, the aerial parts of different stages were collected from five Ocimum spp. types viz., O. sanctum var. Rama (red), O. sanctum var. Shyama (white), O. citriodorum, O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum, and O. gratissimum (100 plants/type) at their flowering stages. Plants were grown at Mae-Hia Agricultural Training and Research Centre, Division of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University in an open-area (100 × 2500 cm plot with a plant spacing of 50 cm2) and maintained by watering for 2 h, 3 times per week using drip irrigation, and fertilising (Urea (46-0-0) and NPK fertiliser (15-15-15) in the ratio 1:3) once a month until flowering. After collection, plant specimens (leaf and floral specimens) were separated and their morphological appearances were recorded prior to sending them to the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University for taxonomic confirmation.

2.2. Essential Oil Extraction

At the laboratory, leaf tissues were parted from the stems and inflorescence. Fresh leaves (~300 g) were used for essential oil extraction in a 5 L Clevenger hydro-distillation apparatus containing 2.5 L of distilled water and the extraction was for 2 h at 150 °C (MTopo®, heating mantle, Korea). After cooling to room temperature, the essential oil was collected and treated with anhydrous sodium sulphate to remove the remaining water. The yields were averaged from three separate extractions and calculated according to fresh weight of plant material [15].

2.3. Physical Characteristics of Essential Oil

Colour of the essential oil was determined by physical observation in day light and under ultraviolet radiation using an ultra-violet chamber [16]. The essential oil from water distillation was dissolved in methanol (10% v/v) and scanned for the absorbance with the wavelengths ranging from 220 to 500 nm by an UV-visible spectrophotometer (SPECTROstar Nano; BMG LABTECH, Offenburg, Germany) [17].

2.4. Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

The Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses were accomplished with a Bruker-scion 436 GC-MS equipped with 30 m × 0.25 mm, Rxi-5Sil MS column (Restek, Bellefonte, PA, USA). Essential oil samples (2 µL at the dilution of 1%, v/v, in dichloromethane with a presence of 0.003% w/v toluene as an internal standard) were injected in a split mode (1:20). The oven temperature was set at 60 °C for 3 min, and increased by 2.5 °C/min until 240 °C where it was held at this temperature for 10 min. The carrier gas was helium with a flow rate of 1.1 mL /min. The interface with MS was at 200 °C and mass spectra were taken at 70 eV in electron impact ionisation mode, with a scanning speed of 0.5 scans/s from m/z 20–350 [18]. The standard solution of C8–C20 n-alkane (Fluka® Analytical, Munich, Germany) in hexane was also used for the calculation of retention indices (RI) [19]. The identification of the volatile compositions was by comparison with mass spectra in NIST 05.L and NIST 98.L libraries with >70% similarity. The compounds were confirmed by their RI as well as those from the literature [11]. The amount in µg/mL of essential oil was calculated as relative to that of internal standard.

2.5. Descriptive Analysis

Prior to sensory testing, five semi-trained panellists with extensive experience in Thai food (two males, three females, and age ranged from 25 to 37 years old) were chosen based on their abilities to discriminate differences and ranking/rating the intensity scents. They also completed a 3-day orientation and a 12 h descriptive training course. Thereafter, they then developed attribute terms describing the odour of five essential oils on cotton balls (200 µL). Panellists tasted all samples and discussed the attribute definitions, attribute references, reference intensities, and evaluation procedures. References were consistent with those of the previous studies as described in Table 1, although some additional terms (anise, herb, and woody) were added.
At the day of testing, the essential oil (200 µL oil pipetted on clean and deodourised cotton ball) and reference attributes were presented in front of the same group of the panellists. They then evaluated the intensity of the given attributes in triplicates on the 15-point interval scale (0 = none, 15 = extra strong) [20]. Clean air was obtained between each assessment. A gap of 20 s was sufficient to the individual odour assessments.

2.6. Statistical Analysis

Differences of the descriptive analysis data was determined using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) by SPSS (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) with a significance level of 0.05. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to summarise graphical differences of volatile components of the essential oil and the descriptive data among the Ocimum spp. using XLSTAT ver. 2018.5 (New York, NY, USA).

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Plant Identification and Physiochemical Characteristics of the Essential Oils

Basils are widely distributed in tropical areas and are likely to have originated in South Asia (India). These herbaceous plants are of annual type, usually propagated through seeds [4]. The genus of Ocimum comprises of more than 65 species and is the biggest genera in Lamiaceae family worldwide [24]. Different basil species can be identified by morphological characterisations such as leaf shape and its colour, flower structures and its colour, seed structures and its characteristics (Table 2). However, due to extensive cultivation, inter and intra-specific cross hybridisation has occurred leading to polyploidy and different numbers of species, subspecies, and varieties that are not significantly different in their appearances [24]. In our study, five Ocimum spp. types had distinct morphological characteristics. The O. sanctum of white and red varieties (viz., Rama and Shyama) possessed different leaf colours. O. citriodorum and O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum illustrated unique seed characteristic which was mucilaginous after soaking in water. O. gratissimum possessed a large leaf size about 45 cm2 while O. citriodorum conferred leaf size around 3.5 cm2.
To obtain the essential oil, fresh basil leaves were extracted by hydro-distillation and the physiochemical characteristics were shown in Table 2. White Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama) and Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum) illustrated maximum yield ~0.4%, Lemon basil (O. citriodorum) and red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama) yielded the essential oil of ~0.33%. However, Tree basil (O. gratissimum) gave the least essential oil content (<~0.2%). The colour (orange, yellow, and colourless) of essential oils under day light was different from species to species (O. gratissimum, O. citriodorum, O. sanctum, and O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum) but not from variety to variety (O. sanctum var. Rama and Shyama). Variations in essential oil colours not only depends upon taxonomical characteristics but also relies on age of the plants as well as time of harvesting and different extraction techniques [25,26,27]. Siddique et al. [27] suggested that the chemical compositions of essential oil depend largely on its colour. Moreover, the alteration of the essential oil colour as a result of their compositions is suggested to be due to thermal degradation, oxidation, isomerisation, dehydrogenation and polymerisation [17,27,28,29].
Essential oils with different chemical compositions can absorb UV light at different wavelength therefore, illustrating variation of light reflection intensity [30,31]. In our experiment, white and red Holy basils essential oils reflected high UV light intensity, followed by moderate reflection intensity (Tree and Thai basils) and low reflection intensity (Lemon basil) (Table 2). These were confirmed by absorbance spectrum patterns under various UV-Visible wavelengths (220–500 nm) (Figure 1). The active chemical components of essential oil from Ocimum spp. plants are estragole (methyl chavicol), eugenol, and methyl eugenol [11,32,33]. Dighe et al. [34] advised that UV spectrum of eugenol gave the maximum absorption at 220–230 nm and a smaller peak at 278 nm which agree with our results. However, we found the tiny peaks at 269–275 instead of 278 nm (Figure 1).

3.2. Chemical Profile of the Essential Oil

The concentrations and the calculated retention indices of volatile compounds from the five Ocimum spp. essential oils are given in Table 3. Sixty-seven compounds were identified. The major components of essential oil from Lemon basil (O. citriodorum) volatile oil were estragole (methylchavicol) (98.22 µg/mL), citral (9.55 µg/mL), and neral (6.32 µg/mL). The principle components of red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama) were methyl eugenol (683.90 µg/mL), β-caryophyllene (145.81 µg/mL), and α-cubebene (104.70 µg/mL), and for Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum) were estragole (methyl chavicol) (452.80 µg/mL), geranial (180.57 µg/mL), and neral (151.16 µg/mL). The main compositions of Tree basil (O. gratissimum) were eugenol (408.00 µg/mL), α-ocimene (256.45 µg/mL), and γ-muurolene (91.57 µg/mL) and in oil of white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama) the major components were methyl eugenol (98.44 µg/mL), α-cubebene (9.94 µg/mL), and α-copaene (4.74 µg/mL).
From the literature, three major compounds were generally identified from the essential oil of Ocimum spp., viz. estragole (1), eugenol (2), and methyl eugenol (3) (Figure 1). Estragole (methyl chavicol) (1) is found in O. basilicum [11,13,35,36,37,38] and O. citriodorum [39]. Eugenol (2) is detected in O. basilicum [11,13], O. utricifolium [39], O. sanctum var. green and var. purple [14,40], O. gratissimum [38,41,42] essential oils. Methyl eugenol (3) is the principal composition in O. sanctrm var. Shyama [43], O. uttricifolium [44], O. campechianum Mill. [45] and some varieties of O. basilicum (i.e., var. dark green and var. purple opal) [12]. These results are in line with our work, however, the quantitative compositions of such chemicals may vary. Joshi and Si [46] and Murarikova et al. [12] described that variation in the qualitative and quantitative chemical profiles of the basil essential oil may be due to the variety of plant and their growing conditions such as season, climate or soil conditions. There was also some chemical variability of the essential oil of plants belonging to the Lamiacea family but within the same species, the major constituents can be similar [47,48]. In other plants, the factors being geographical differences and phenological stages of raw materials, such as in Thymus algeriensis [49] and Hypericum spp. [50].
The PCA between the volatile compositions and the essential oil types revealed three major clustering groups (Figure 2). The first group included Thai basil and Lemon basil with the evident aromatic compounds (viz., estragole, geranial, and neral) which represent anise, lime-like, and fresh aroma [51]. The second cluster was of the white Holy basil and red Holy basil group with methyl eugenol, β-caryophyllene, and α-cubebene (herb and spice) as distinctive compounds [52]. White and red Holy basils are also variety related species (O. sanctum). The last group is the Tree basil that did not correlate with any groups described previously.

3.3. Sensory Profile of the Essential Oil

Overall sensory scores obtained by the different five Ocimum spp. essential oils are illustrated in Table 4. The intensity (0–15) represent the maximum possible aroma quantity of each identified attributes judged by the panelists. It was observed that the sweet attribute (scores ~2.4–3.4) was not significantly different among all types of the essential oils. The essential oils of Tree basil and Thai basil gave the highest intensity of herb odour (score ~9.0–11.0). Essential oils of white and red Holy basils provided the maximum woody scent (score ~2.2–3.4), while the Tree basil and white Holy basil dominated anisic attribute (score ~5.9–7.4). Tree basil and Thai basil oils illustrated the highest spice aroma intensity (score ~6.4–7.3). The citrus scent was the highest in the oil of Lemon basil with the score of 12.8.
The PCA was able to split aromatic profile of white Holy basil relating with the higher intensity of anisic attribute (Figure 3). However, there was no correlation of woody and sweet attributes across the five essential oil types.
A study on the attribute of essential oil from Ocimum spp. (O. basilicum L.) by Calín-Sánchez et al. [53] evaluated the same attributes that are herbaceous (herb), spice, woody, and sweet. These attributes were also identified in our study. This group of researchers also found that the Sweet basil (O. basilicum) essential oil extracted from the dried leaves, gave stronger sweet and woody attributes than the essential oil extracted from fresh leaves. In our study, the citrus attribute is a principle characteristic of essential oils from most Thai basil types analyses especially the Lemon basil as confirmed by both chemical and sensory evaluations. This is consistent with the previous research by Al-Kateb and Mottram [54] who studied the relationship between growth stages and volatile compositions of Lemon basil (O. citriodorum Vis.). They found that citral, linalool, and estragole are major compounds of the essential oil and they contributed to the citrusy aroma.

4. Conclusions

From this research, we conclude that the major components of essential oils from the five types of basils used as food ingredients in Thailand are estragole, eugenol, and methyl eugenol. From this chemical analysis we can then distinguish Ocimum spp. plants from the odour characteristics into two groups: citrus and spice-like. Sensory analysis also confirmed that citrus is the main feature in these Ocimum spp. essential oils. It is also possible to sensorially separate the aromatic scent of the two Holy basil (var. red and white) essential oils by using anisic attributes. Future research could be extended to the use of the natural products from these plant species in food as additives active against food microbials and in agriculture (i.e., methyl eugenol) as bio-control agent.

Author Contributions

Conceptualisation, S.R.S.; Methodology, T.T. and S.R.S.; Formal Analysis, T.T.; Investigation, T.T. and S.R.S.; Writing-Original Draft Preparation, T.T.; Writing-Review & Editing, S.R.S. and H.C.; Supervision, S.R.S. and H.C.; Project Administration, T.B.; Funding Acquisition, S.S.

Funding

This research was funded by Thai Research Fund (TRF) under the Industrial-Academic Research Fellowship Program (IRF) and Handharvest, co. Ltd., Thailand.

Acknowledgments

We would like to especially thanks Ersatz Professor Michael D Burgett for his kind supports and generosity to BAC group and Paul Page for assisting in the volatile identification.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. UV-Visible spectra of the essential oils from five Ocimum spp. The insertion is the inset evidences of the peaks between 220–280 nm and chemical structures of (1) estragole, (2) eugenol, (3) methyl eugenol. The essential oil was diluted in methanol. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).
Figure 1. UV-Visible spectra of the essential oils from five Ocimum spp. The insertion is the inset evidences of the peaks between 220–280 nm and chemical structures of (1) estragole, (2) eugenol, (3) methyl eugenol. The essential oil was diluted in methanol. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).
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Figure 2. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) biplot illustrating the relationships among the chemical components and five Ocimum spp. Odour active compounds of 1–64 correspond to the code compounds in Table 3. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).
Figure 2. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) biplot illustrating the relationships among the chemical components and five Ocimum spp. Odour active compounds of 1–64 correspond to the code compounds in Table 3. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).
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Figure 3. PCA biplot illustrating the relationships among the odour attributes and five Ocimum spp. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).
Figure 3. PCA biplot illustrating the relationships among the odour attributes and five Ocimum spp. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).
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Table 1. Attributes and references used in evaluating five essential oil odour.
Table 1. Attributes and references used in evaluating five essential oil odour.
Odour AttributesReference Standardn/15Reference
Aniseanise powder, 2 g10/15*
Citruslemon extract (McCormick), 200 µL8/15[21]
Herbthyme (McCormick), 0.5 g10/15*
Spiceground allspice (McCormick), 0.5 g8/15[22]
Sweetvanilla flavour (McCormick), 200 µL10/15[23]
Woodypeanut peel 2 g with 100 µL DI water7/15*
* Added terms from the panellists.
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Table 2. Morphology of five Ocimum spp. and physiochemical characteristics of their essential oils.
Table 2. Morphology of five Ocimum spp. and physiochemical characteristics of their essential oils.
CharacteristicsLBRBThBTrBWB
Plant morphology
General50–105 cm tall
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Foods 07 00175 i002		45–100 cm tall
Foods 07 00175 i003		140–200 cm tall
Foods 07 00175 i004		70–160 cm tall
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Leaf structureleaf size ~3.5 × 1 cm, leaf elliptic-broadly obovate, glabrous except hairy midrib, veinlets and marginleaf size ~4 × 1.5 cm, ovate-obovate, elliptic-oblong, surface patently hairy to clothed with soft spreading hair, Purple leafleaf size ~5.5 × 2 cm, leaf ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous except hairy midrib, veinlets and marginleaf size ~9 × 5 cm, leaf lanceolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous except hairy midribleaf size ~4 × 1.5 cm, leaf ovate-obovate, elliptic-oblong, surface patently hairy to clothed with soft spreading hair, green leaf
Inflorescenceand floral structureinflorescence greenish, flowers white, calyx green, long hairyinflorescence purple, flowers purplish, calyx purple, patently hairy to densely pubescentinflorescence greenish, flowers whitish pink, calyx green, long hairyinflorescence greenish purple, flowers yellowish white, calyx greenish purple, hairyinflorescence green-greenish purple, flowers purplish, calyx green, patently hairy to densely pubescent
Seed characteristicsseed brownish black, ellipsoid, mucilaginousseed brown, globose, non-mucilaginousseed brownish black, ellipsoid, mucilaginousseed brown, subglobose, non-mucilaginousseed brown, globose, non-mucilaginous
Physiochemical Characteristics of essential oils
Yield *,**0.37% ± 0.12 b0.33% ± 0.06 b0.43% ± 0.09 c0.19% ± 0.05 a0.47% ± 0.09 c
Colourunder day lightyellowclearyelloworangeclear
Colourunder UV light***+++++++++++
LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama); * Values are mean ± SE (standard error) of 3 replications. ** Values followed by the different superscript letters (a–c) are significantly different at p = 0.05. *** + = degree of UV light reflection intensity.
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Table 3. Chemical compositions of the essential oils from five Ocimum spp. plants.
Table 3. Chemical compositions of the essential oils from five Ocimum spp. plants.
No.CompoundsRetention IndexRetention Index *Amount of Chemicals
(µg/mL Essential Oils) **
LBRBThBTrBWB
1methyl 2-methylbutanoate--ndndnd0.89nd
23-hexen-1-ol850-ndndnd0.79nd
3α-pinene930938ndndndnd0.32
4camphene944-ndndndnd0.42
5β-pinene9739811.31nd2.58nd0.52
61-octen-3-ol979-ndndnd2.77nd
7myrcene989995ndndnd5.13nd
81,8-cineole102810342.82nd5.64ndnd
9α-ocimene10491046ndnd13.0257nd
10z-ocimene1051-5.83ndnd17.7nd
11γ-terpinene1058-0.36nd2.39ndnd
123-carene1101-nd1.7614.6122.3nd
13linalool110410971.12ndndnd1.09
14(4e,6z)-allo-ocimene1132-ndndnd14.9nd
15d-camphor114511441.34nd3.54ndnd
16trans-chrysanthemal1152-ndnd2.20ndnd
17borneol1168-nd7.79ndnd2.80
181,4-heptadiene, 3-methyl-1169-ndnd5.54ndnd
19terpinen-4-ol1180-1.78nd15.4ndnd
20cyclohexane, ethenyl-1189-ndnd6.78ndnd
21estragole1211119698.2nd453ndnd
22(r)-α-pinene1236-ndnd8.60ndnd
23neral125112386.32nd151ndnd
24(+) -(−)-3-carene1264-ndnd6.30ndnd
25geranial12821268ndnd181ndnd
26citral1283-9.55ndndndnd
27eugenol13711361ndndnd4081.50
28α-copaene1379-nd20.7nd16.14.74
29β-bourbonene13881383nd7.68nd1.88nd
304-methylpyrazole1389-ndnd1.82ndnd
31n-butylpyrrole1391-ndndndnd2.25
32β-cubebene13961389nd1.98nd7.11nd
33β-elemene139613910.7765.74.303.652.79
34methyl eugenol140914110.776842.87nd98.4
35β-caryophyllene142414201.3414610.617.3nd
36α-bergamotene143914371.00nd4.490.69nd
37(z,e)-α-farnesene1442-ndndnd51.6nd
38α-guaiene144314390.19ndndndnd
39β-sesquiphellandrene1447-ndndnd0.59nd
40α-humulene145814543.4213.46.883.361.42
41bicyclo sesquiphellandrene1468-2.43nd10.80.59nd
42germacrene d146914822.260.5514.30.891.23
43γ-muurolene1490-ndndnd91.6nd
44α-cubebene1490-nd105ndnd9.94
45bicyclo [3.1.1] hept-3-ene-spiro-2,4′-(1′,3′-dioxane), 7,7-dimethyl-1493-nd1.87ndndnd
46bicyclogermacrene150014970.81nd3.633.55nd
47β-gurjunene1501-nd6.36ndndnd
48α-selinene1505-ndndndnd0.40
49α-bulnesene150915061.06nd3.92ndnd
50α-farnesene1511-ndndnd42.3nd
51α-amorphene1518-ndnd2.58ndnd
52phenylethanolamine1519-ndndnd0.69nd
53δ-cadinene15251524nd8.12nd11.10.56
541-bromo-8-heptadecyne1539-0.44ndndndnd
55(z)-4-decen-1-ol1539-nd3.84ndndnd
56(z)-α-bisabolene15461544ndnd11.1ndnd
57eremophilene1556-nd2.52ndndnd
58elemol1557-ndndndnd0.23
594-ethylphenethylamine1582-ndndnd0.59nd
60ethyl trichloroacetate1582-nd1.75ndndnd
61benzofuran, 7-(2,4-dinitrophenoxy)-3-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-1590-nd0.99ndndnd
621,3-diisopropyl-1,3-cyclopentadiene1602-ndndnd0.99nd
63cadina-1,4-diene1622-ndnd1.24ndnd
64naphthalene, 1,2,3,4,4a,7-hexahydro-1,6-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-1622-0.31ndndndnd
65bromoacetonitrile1650-ndndnd0.50nd
66α-muurolene1663-nd2.41ndndnd
67β-bisabolene1690-0.27ndndndnd
* Retention index [11]. ** Values are calculated as reference to the internal standard toluene (0.003% w/v); nd = not detected. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama). Values are proportionate to the internal toluene standard (0.003%). The Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) are calculated from ranges of toluene concentrations (0.0015–0.03%). LOD = 0.083 µg/mL and LOQ = 0.835 µg/mL.
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Table 4. The mean intensity values of the six attributes for the five Ocimum spp. essential oils in descriptive sensory evaluation.
Table 4. The mean intensity values of the six attributes for the five Ocimum spp. essential oils in descriptive sensory evaluation.
BasilsSweetHerbWoodyAniseCitrusSpice
LB3.4 ± 0.24 a7.2 ± 0.49 bc0.98 ± 0.02 a4.72 ± 0.70 bc12.8 ± 0.58 d5.2 ± 0.66 b
RB2.6 ± 0.51 a5.68 ± 1.14 b2.26 ± 0.55 bc3.6 ± 0.51 ab2.7 ± 0.37 a3.5 ± 0.67 a
ThB2.4 ± 0.24 a11.2 ± 0.86 d1.6 ± 0.33 ab2.34 ± 0.52 a10.62 ± 0.69 c6.4 ± 0.24 bc
TrB2.46 ± 0.63 a9.2 ± 0.80 cd1.8 ± 0.20 ab7.4 ± 0.40 d8.9 ± 0.56 b7.28 ± 0.42 c
WB2.42 ± 0.50 a1.1 ± 0.10 a3.34 ± 0.50 c5.96 ± 0.87 cd4.2 ± 0.37 a2.7 ± 0.44 a
Mean scores (n = 5) for each attribute within a column with different superscript letters (a–d) are significantly different at p = 0.05 using Duncan’s multiple comparison test. LB = Lemon basil (O. citriodorum); RB = red Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Shyama); ThB = Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflorum); TrB = Tree basil (O. gratissimum); WB = white Holy basil (O. sanctum var. Rama).

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