Research Article
Kainari, a Unique Greek Traditional Herbal Tea, from the Island of Lesvos: Chemical Analysis and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties
Table 1
Comparative table for the powders of KN1, KN2, and KN3 with HS-SPME.
| Compound | % area KN1 | % area KN2 | % area KN3 | Possible contained plant |
| Cinnamic aldehyde | 9.88 | 10.00 | 15.19 | Cinnamomum cassia | Safrole | <1% | <1% | - | Myristica fragrans, Piper nigrum | Camphene | <1% | 2.78 | - | Myristica fragrans, Piper nigrum | Eugenol | 34.50 | 30.18 | 22.71 | Syzygium aromaticum, Cinnamomum cassia, Myristica fragrans, Piper nigrum | α-Copaene | 1.88 | 4.16 | 10.81 | Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum | β-Caryophyllene | 15.61 | 30.18 | 33.16 | Cinnamomum cassia, Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum Myristica fragrans, Elettaria cardamomum | α-Humulene | 2.50 | 3.77 | 3.59 | Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum, Elettaria cardamomum | Ar-Curcumene | 1.94 | 1.66 | - | Zingiber officinale | Zingiberene | 1.13 | 1.26 | - | Zingiber officinale | Myristicin | 3.34 | - | - | Myristica fragrans |
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