(Essential Oil from the Leaves and Steams of The red Ginger Plant A Rich Source Of Linally Acetate)

Sait, Salya ( Balai Besar Industri Agro)
Loebis, Enny Hawani ( Balai Besar Industri Agro)

Warta IHP (Warta Industri Hasil Pertanian)
Vol 6, No 02 (1989)

The chemical constituents of an essential oil obtained from the leaves and stems of the plant Zingiber officinale Roscoe of a red type, have been studied using gas -liquid chromatography. The oil contains linalyl acetate (37.9%) as the major component. Some other abundant constituents were also identified which are geranial (9.35%), neryl acetate (6.23%), terpenyl acetate (5.66%), and one which is still unidentified (6.78%). The high content of linalyl acetate showed that the oil, which is comparable to that of bergamot oil, be a valuable commodity and affirms that another type of essential oil has been recognized.