Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil from Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana Berg.) Peel

Abstract Essential oil from the peel of Feijoa sellowiana from Menton (France) was analyzed by GC/MS. Sixty-seven compounds representing more than 96.4% of the oil were identified. The main constituents were found to be β-caryophyllene (12%), ledene (9.6%), a-humulene (6.3%), β-elemene (4.9%) and 8-cadinene (4.8%).