Lavender is indigenous to the Mediterranean and has been used medicinally for its relaxing and healing properties.
Compounds of Interest | Applications |
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Linalool |
Flavour in food and fragrance
Specifically:
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Why SFE |
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Flavours/scent most closely resembles natural product because of retention of thermolabile components Retain compounds that are unavailable from steam distillation methods SFE provides the highest oil yield and the highest concentration of sesquiterpenes compared to other methods |
Optimization |
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1,300psi/48˚ C Better antioxidant activity is obtained from runs at lower conditions |