Levels of curcuminoid and essential oil compositions in turmerics (Curcuma longa L.) grown in Korea

Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 2 Essential oil composition of different varieties of turmeric grown in Korea (area %)

Compound	KI on DB-5	Var 2	Var 4	Var 12	Var 201	K134723	K134786	K134857	K134897	K134957	K135741	K145023
1,8-cineole	1033	0.13	0.17	0.63	0.14	0.15	0.34	0.20	0.15	0.17	0.26	0.22
α-terpinolene	1090	0.09	0.13	0.56	0.10	0.15	0.37	–	0.10	0.20	0.25	0.11
β-caryophyllene	1438	0.69	0.49	0.60	0.59	0.38	0.54	0.47	0.45	0.51	0.60	0.49
γ-elemene	1440	0.48	0.38	0.52	0.43	0.35	0.42	0.43	0.40	0.44	0.44	0.43
γ-curcumene	1486	1.36	1.12	1.14	1.23	1.03	1.26	1.16	1.11	1.36	1.33	1.16
ar-curcumene	1488	2.14	1.65	2.08	1.78	1.28	2.15	1.46	1.39	2.41	1.94	1.62
α-zingiberene	1502	36.75	30.22	38.96	33.56	27.70	31.57	34.43	32.04	35.06	35.87	32.10
β-bisabolene	1515	3.46	2.82	3.63	3.09	2.50	3.01	3.07	2.88	3.39	3.33	3.01
β-sesquiphellandrene	1535	17.45	14.82	18.23	15.83	13.14	15.38	16.22	15.21	16.86	16.57	15.85
β-elemene	1611	1.24	1.48	1.10	1.36	1.71	1.45	1.34	1.39	1.31	1.38	1.47
ar-turmerone	1679	23.50	30.61	19.54	26.97	32.24	28.28	25.22	29.65	21.87	23.90	28.28
β-turmerone	1672	3.82	4.48	2.86	4.41	5.60	4.62	4.01	4.10	4.63	4.60	3.99
α-turmerone	1712	4.00	5.75	3.72	4.85	6.50	4.94	4.92	5.53	4.05	4.13	5.31