Clove Buds Essential Oil: The Impact of Grinding on the Chemical Composition and Its Biological Activities Involved in Consumer’s Health Security

Table 1

Chemical composition of S. aromaticum essential oil extracted from ungrounded and grounded clove buds.

Compounds	RTC	RIC	RIL	% peak area of the chemical component
				Ungrounded buds	Grounded buds
Eugenol	15.83-15.96	1344	1351 [56]	87.39	68.73
Cyperene	17.31	1396	1398 [57]	7.22	20.52
cis-Thujopsene	18.02-18.10	1427	1426 [58]	0.75	1.94
Phenethyl isovalerate	19.82-19.83	1498	1495 [59]	3.63	6.41
Total identified compounds				98.99	97.77
Phenolic compounds				87.39	68.73
Sesquiterpenes				7.97	22.63
Others				3.63	6.41

RI_C: calculated retention index of the chemical compound; RT_C: calculated retention time; RI_L: retention index from literature.