| Essential Oil | Principal Components | % | References | Inhibitory Effects Against Bacteria and Yeast | References |
| Cilantro | Linalool | 26% | Delaquis et al., 2002[18] | ||
| E-2-Decanal | 20% | ||||
| Cinnamon | Trans-cinnamaldehyde | 65% | Lens-Lisbonne et al., 1987[5] | ||
| Clove | Eugenol | 75-85% | Bauer et al., 2001[57] | E. coli; S. thphimurium; S. aureus; L. monocytogenes | Farag et al., 1989[58]; Smith-Palmer et al., 1998[59]; Hammer et al., 1999[60] |
| Eugenyl acetate | 8-15% | ||||
| Coriander | Linalool | 70% | Delaquis et al., 2002[18] | ||
| E-2-Decanal | 3-4% | ||||
| Oregano | Carvacrol | Trace-80% | Lawrence, 1984[4]; Prudent et al., 1995[7] | Escherichia coli S. typhimurium S. aureus | Prudent et al., 1995[7]; Hammer et al., 1999[60]; Burt and Reinders, 2003[61] |
| Thymol | Trace-64% | Charai et al., 1996[8]; Sivropoulou et al., 1996[9] | |||
| g-Terpinene | 2-52% | Kokkini et al 1997[10]; Russo et al., 1998[11] | |||
| ρ-Cymene | 52% | Daferera et al., 2000[14]; Demetzos and Perdetzoglou, 2001[17]; Marino et al., 2001[13] | |||
| Rosemary | a-Pinene | 2-25% | Daferera et al., 2000[14]; Pintore et al., 2002[19] | E. coli S. typhimurium B. cereus S. aureus L. monocytogenes | Farag et al., 1989[58]; Smith-Palmer et al., 1998[59]; Hammer et al., 1999[60]Pintore et al., 2002[19]; Chaibi et al., 1997[62] |
| Bornyl acetate | 0-17% | ||||
| Camphor | 2-14% | ||||
| 1,8-Cineole | 3-89% | ||||
| Sage | Camphor | 6-15% | Marino et al., 2001[13] | Escherichia coli S. thphimurium S. aureus L. monocytogenes | Shelef et al., 1984[63]; Farag et al., 1989[58]; Smith-Palmer et al., 1998[59]; Hammer et al., 1999[60] |
| a-Pinene | 4-5% | ||||
| b-Pinene | 2-10% | ||||
| 1,8-Cineole | 6-14% | ||||
| a-Tujone | 20-42% | ||||
| Thyme | Thymol | 10-64% | Lens-Lisbonne et al., 1987[5]; McGimpsey et al., 1994[6]; Cosentino et al., 1999[12]; Marino et al.,1999[13]; Daferera et al., 2000[14]; Juliano et al., 2000[15] | E. coli S. thphimurium S. aureus L. monocytogenes | Farag et al., 1989[58]; Firouzi et al., 1998[64]; Smith-Palmer et al., 1998[59]; Cosentino et al., 1999[12]; Hammer et al., 1999[60]; Burt and Reinders, 2003[61] |
| Carvacrol | 2-11% | ||||
| g-Terpinene | 2-31% | ||||
| 10-56% |