Percentage yield of oil from water and steam distillation and steam distillation methods
were 0.0026 and 0.0200% v/w (gram fresh weight). The absolutes from cold enfleurage, hot
enfleurage, hexane and petroleum ether extractions were 0.2438%, 12.5904 %, 0.0600% and
0.0446%, respectively. The main chemical compounds of gardenia oil were (Z)-3-hexenyl
tiglate and linalool. Main chemical gardenia absolutes components from enfleurage extraction
was methyl benzoate and the (Z)-3-hexenyl benzoate was found in main chemical components
of absolutes with extraction by hexane and petroleum ether