2025, Vol. 13 Issue 1, Part A
Fatty acid profiles in the rhizome essential oil of Iris germanica cultivated in Kuna, Idaho
AUTHOR(S): Kathy Swor, Ambika Poudel, Prabodh Satyal and William N Setzer
ABSTRACT:The rhizome essential oil of Iris germanica, known as oil of orris or orris butter, is an important commodity in the perfume industry. In this work, nine samples of Iris germanica rhizomes were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography. The essential oils were dominated by fatty acids, particularly caprylic acid (4.1-29.3%), capric acid (13.3-25.4%), lauric acid (19.3-64.5%), and myristic acid (8.4-54.2%). However, the important perfume components, the irones, were negligible (0.0-0.1%).
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How to cite this article:
Kathy Swor, Ambika Poudel, Prabodh Satyal, William N Setzer. Fatty acid profiles in the rhizome essential oil of Iris germanica cultivated in Kuna, Idaho. Am J Essent Oil Nat Prod 2025;13(1):63-67.
