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Satureja hortensis L. (summer savory) belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is an aromatic plant often used as a culinary herb, but also has marked medicinal benefits. The major constituents of this plant essential oil are reported to be carvacrol, p-cymene, α-thujune, α-pinene, β-myrcene, β-terpinene, thymol, linalool, and β-caryophyllene. Due to the strong and pleasant spicy aroma of S. hortensis and the essential oil obtained from this plant, it has been extensively used in food and food industry for flavoring foods in different area of the world as well as in the perfume industries. The antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity of S. hortensis suggests that this plant can have the promising potential to be used as a natural compound in food industry to avoid food spoilage, contamination, destruction, and oxidation while increasing the safety of the food products during the processing and also during the storages in various conditions. |
