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18.6 Main uses in food processing........................................................

Celery is cultivated mainly for fresh herbs and seeds. Several processed products

from celery fresh herb and seeds are popular in the markets of the USA, Europe and

Fig. 18.1 Chemical structures of limonene and b-selinene.

Limonene b-selinene

Table 18.3 Constituents (%) in fruits of Apium graveolens

Constituent Percentage

Terpenes

Limonene 0.22

b-phellandrene 0.38

Alpha-pinene 0.98

b-pinene 1.02

Sesqui Terpenes

b-Elemene 1.30

a-Humulene 1.90

Patchoulene 0.78

b-Selinene 29.23

Aromatics

Pentyl benzene 6.81

Alcohols

Benzyl alcohol 1.02

Carveol 1.74

Eudesmol 3.00

Geraniol 0.46

Limonene glycol 6.19

Linalool 0.81

Menthol 1.90

Terpineol 1.62

Thujol 0.28

Oxide

Caryophyllene oxide 3.77

Aldehydes

Citral 2.88

Methyl heptanal 1.05

Ketones

Carvone 5.93

Dihydrocarvone 3.49

Menthone 0.60

Phenyl ethyl ketone 1.89

Esters

Butyl phthalide 10.56

Geranyl acetate 0.85

Exobornyl acetate 0.28

Source : Chowdhury and Gupta (2000).