Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt

Name       Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt

Category  Essential Oils

Species    Ocimum basilicum L., variety, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Part           Leaf

Method     Steam Distillation

Class        Monoterpenol

Country     Egypt

Code         OciBal2

Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt  

Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt (Ocimum basilicum), aroma is described as sweet and spicy, slightly green, fresh with a faint balsamic-woody undertone and a lasting sweetness.  Generally speaking there are two types of sweet basil; Mediterranean type and Reunion type.  However, this herb has been hybridized extensively producing many unique nuances. The Mediterranean variety, also called true sweet basil, contains higher percentages of the natural consituents, cineol and d-linalool.  The reunion variety is higher in methyl chavicol.