DILL OIL.                                                                                                 [home]   [topic page]

Anethum Graveolens

Very similar to Caraway Seed Oil and indeed passed off interchangably sometimes. Both have a large proportion of D-carvone as major constituents.

As the dill ripens, the limonene content decreases and carvone increases.

D-carvone                       6,8-p-menthadien-2-one                     C₁₀H₁₄O

limonene    ( Oil of lemons and oranges ) 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene        C₁₀H₁₆