The Use of D-Optimal Mixture Design in Optimizing Formulation of a Nutraceutical Hard Candy

Table 1

Chemical composition of the peel Citrus limon essential oil.

NP	Components	RT	(%)	NP	Components	RT	(%)
1	3-Hexen-1-ol	7.163	0.01	36	Geraniol	13.534	0.12
2	alpha-Thujene	7.311	0.13	37	Geranial	13.686	0.09
3	alpha-Pinene	7.471	1.2	38	Neryl acetate	13.922	10.6
4	alpha-Fenchene	7.739	0.02	39	1-Undecanol	13.976	0.15
5	beta-Pinene	8.077	1.62	40	alpha-Copaene	14.041	0.09
6	Sulcatone	8.170	2.45	41	Geranyl acetate	14.091	0.01
7	Myrcene	8.274	0.2	42	beta-Cubebene	14.162	0.03
8	alpha-Phellandrene	8.456	0.71	43	cis-alpha-Bergamotene	14.418	0.57
9	Delta-3-carene	8.769	0.01	44	beta-Caryophyllene	15.979	0.76
10	alpha-Terpinene	8.937	0.01	45	Carveolpropionate	16.346	0.55
11	para-Cymene	9.098	0.29	46	Zizaene	16.502	0.75
12	Limonene	9.365	52.47	47	beta-Santalene	17.130	2.29
13	1,8-Cineol	9.511	0.09	48	Seychellene	17.625	0.24
14	(Z)-beta-Ocimene	9.856	0.11	49	Ethylcinnamate	18.033	0.58
15	(E)-beta-Ocimene	9.954	0.32	50	Germacrene D	19.699	0.41
16	Gamma terpinene	10.421	0.06	51	alpha-Curcumene	19.809	0.72
17	alpha, p-Diméthylstyrène	10.559	0.36	52	beta-Bisabolene	20.322	0.59
18	Terpinolene	10.990	0.57	53	beta-Curcumene	20.637	1.93
19	alpha-Pineneoxide	11.180	0.05	54	beta-Sesquiphellandrene	20.834	0.53
20	p-Mentha-2,4(8)-diene	11.258	0.39	55	beta-Bisabolene	21.117	0.69
21	Linalool	11.338	0.44	56	Ledol	21.242	0.17
22	Nonanal	11.467	0.28	57	(-)-Spathulenol	21.346	0.87
23	p-Mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol	11.531	0.19	58	Methylarachidonate	21.593	0.04
24	trans-Verbenol	11.666	0.06	59	beta-Bisabolol	21.639	0.27
25	Camphor	11.734	0.16	60	Ethyl p-methoxycinnamate	21.761	0.32
26	Citronellal	11.890	0.17	61	Methyl n-hexadecanoate	22.482	0.11
27	Terpinen-4-ol	11.944	0.23	27	Monoterpenes		57.43
28	alpha-Terpineol	12.086	0.56	28	Oxygenated monoterpenes		12.01
29	Estragole	12.192	0.79	29	Terpene esters		11.16
30	Decanal	12.412	1.79	30	Sesquiterpenes		9.6
31	Geraniol	12.524	0.16	31	Ketone		2.45
32	trans-Carveol	12.599	0.28	32	Aromatic compound		2.34
33	Citronellol	12.942	0.38	33	Aliphatic aldehyde		2.07
34	Nerol	13.346	8.63	34	Oxygenated sesquiterpene		1.31
35	Neral	13.442	0.01	35	Total identified		98.68

RT: retention time; : content; NP: peak no.