Sl.No. Compound Peak area (%)
Monoterpenoids
1 α-pinene 3.20±0.14
2 Camphene 11.10±0.16
3 β-pinene 1.84±0.02
4 Limonene 1.82±0.04
5 β-Phellandrene 6.21±0.05
6 Cineole 3.53±0.04
7 Linalool 0.39±0.01
8 α-myrcene 0.20±0.01
9 (+)-β-citronellol 0.43±0.02
10 Citral 5.94±0.08
11 α-terpineol 0.61±0.01
12 Geranial 10.98±0.10
13 Geranyl acetate 0.95±0.13
  Total 47.72
Sesquiterpenoids
1 Germacrene-A 0.65±0.02
2 Zingiberene 27.45±0.30
3 α-farnesene 6.58±0.05
4 Copaene 13.82±0.06
5 Nerolidol 0.32±0.02
  Total 48.82
Table 2: Chemical composition of ginger essential oil (Zingiber officinale).