Hydrodistillation and Soxhlet Method of Extraction and Analyses of Chemical Composition of Citrus Peel Essential Oil

The peel which is the primary waste of citrus fruit processing usually discarded. But these peels are good source pectin, phenols, flavonoids, and limonene. can be used to extract essential oil that in food system. present study aimed extraction analyse chemical composition by hydrodistillation soxhlet methodThe optimum condition for method was standardized efficient at 95 °C. time 3 hours with solid solvent ratio 1:10 (g sample/mL water). d-Limonene major compound all three oils extracted both methods followed β myrcene, α pinene, γ terpinene. Essential from fresh contains many other compounds such as neral, caryophyllene, bisbolene, etc. These bioactive volatile responsible antioxidant antimicrobial properties oil.