essential oil

Also known as volatile oil, ethereal oil, aetherolea, oil of the plant, Oils, Volatile

hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants

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An essential oil is a concentrated, oily liquid extracted from plants that contains the compounds responsible for their natural scents and aromas. These oils are hydrophobic, meaning they don't mix with water, and people use them in perfumes, flavorings, and various other products.

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Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 222 products

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1NOVA · Unprocessed / minimally processed

Energy: 164 kcal
Fat: 4.4 g
— of which saturates: 1.3 g
Carbohydrates: 25.6 g
— of which sugars: 10.3 g
Fibre: 8.1 g
Protein: 4.8 g
Salt: 4.86 g

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Research

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Essential oil encapsulation by electrospinning and electrospraying using food proteins: A review.ReviewFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2023Pires JB, Santos FND, Costa IHL et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112970
The Effects of Essential Oils on the Nervous System: A Scoping Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Sattayakhom A, Wichit S, Koomhin PDOI: 10.3390/molecules28093771
Therapeutic Potential of Essential Oil-based Microemulsions: Reviewing State-of-the-art.ReviewCurrent drug delivery · 2021Thakur D, Kaur G, Puri A et al.DOI: 10.2174/1567201818666210217161240
Studies on essential oil from rose-scented geranium, Pelargonium graveolens L'Hérit. (Geraniaceae).Natural product research · 2021Fekri N, El Amir D, Owis A et al.DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1682581
Essential oil nanoemulsions as antimicrobial agents in food.ReviewJournal of biotechnology · 2016Donsì F, Ferrari GDOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.07.005
What's That Smell?: Essential Oil Aromatherapy.Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services · 2020Childers PM, Aleshire MEDOI: 10.3928/02793695-20200117-01
Lemongrass essential oil micro- and nanoencapsulation for industrial application: Production techniques and potential applications.ReviewArchiv der Pharmazie · 2024Moreira da Silva TL, Beltrame FL, Ferrari PCDOI: 10.1002/ardp.202300726
Antimicrobial Activity of Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil in Human Health Treatment.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Maggini V, Semenzato G, Gallo E et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules29050999

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Essential oils are composed of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds, usually in liquid form, obtained from plant material. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. An essential oil is essential in the sense that the oil contains the fragrance or essence of the plant. The term "essential" used here does not indicate that it is nutritionally required in the diet, as with essential amino acid or essential fatty acid.

Essential oils, according to ISO, are produced either by steam distillation, by mechanical manipulation of the rind of the fruits of the genus Citrus (also called cold pressing), or by dry distillation. Other methods, such as solvent extraction, are not accepted and, in fact, result in different perfumed products (pommades, concretes, and absolutes). They are used in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, air fresheners and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to household cleaning products.