Comparative study of maceration and steam distilation extraction methods of volatile organic compounds composition from female oil palm inflorescences

Abstract Secondary metabolites of oil palm have various potentials. Research on the secondary metabolite palms inflorescences very limited. The purpose this research is to compare extraction method between maceration and steam distillation female inflorescence’s volatile organic compounds (VOCs). used ethanolic for 5 × 24 hours, then concentrated with a rotary evaporator. Steam was carried out at temperature >80 °C 4 hours. results were analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mas Spectrometry (GC-MS). VOCs found from are less than distillation, 1:12 ratio. Estragole compound in both methods. However, possesses more content.