Since ancient times, aromatic plants have been used in food and in folk medicine. Currently, essential oils and their compounds are attracting great interest due to their proven action to preserve food quality, to extend foodś shelf-life and due to be natural. Essential oils from Ocimum basilicum (basil), Cinnamomun cassia (cinnamon), Cinnamomun zeylanicum (cinnamon) and Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) were a...
Objective: The main volatile compounds of commercial EO were determined by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with the aim of evaluate the most suitable EOs to be used as direct or indirect food additives