The aroma of Licania tomentosa was obtained by hydrodistillation and extraction with pentane and their volatiles constituents were identified by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The main components identified were 1-hexanol (11.1%), 4-heptanol (10.5%), 3-methylbutyl butanoate (7.4%), hexanal (7.1%) and myrcene (6.4%).
Chrysobalanaceae; oiti; oitizeiro; aroma; alcohols; esters; aldehydes; GC-MS