A Picture of Thyme Field in Gozler

• Gozler Agricultural Development Co-operative, which has been established in 2001, is one of the biggest thyme farming organisation.

• The cultivated species is the Origanum

onites.

• The products of Gozler Agricultural Development Co-operative consists of thyme oil, thyme water and thyme spices.

• All of these items are produced in the own processing plants which are regularly renovated after the recommendation of consultants.

• Our company is producing 100% pure thyme spices and thyme oil .

• The genus Origanum is characterized by a large morphological and chemical diversity.

• Origanum is accepted as a volatile yielding plant.

• It is encountered western and southern coastal areas of Turkey

• Known since ancient times as a medicinal herb

• A powerful antiseptic, thyme oil is one of the world's strongest antioxidants.

• The essential oils of Origanum species have been proven to have antibacterial , antifungal and antioxidant activities.

• Origanum is accepted as a volatile plants which consists of carvacrol and thymol type of essential oils.

• Thyme oil contains large amounts of thymol and carvacrol, which have been studied for its effect on gingivitis and plaque-causing organisms in the mouth.

• Carvacrol and thymol are phenolic compounds, they are well known for their antioxidant effects.

• And also thyme species are tradionality used in natural remedies for asthma, indigestion, headache and rheumatism.

• Thyme species are used as powerful disinfectants, flavouring agents, in perfumes and in scenting soaps.

• Dried thyme leaves and essential oils are used by the flavouring industry in various liquear formulations, tomato sauces, condiments, in baked goods.

• The most common method used for the ısolation of essential oils from natural products is steam distillation.

• We distill our products exclusively by water steam distillation.

Quality and Quantity of Essential Oil Of O.onites fromGozler, Denızlı,

Turkey Compound RI % Recovery

o-Cymene 1020 0.81

Terpinolene 1088 1.06

Borneol 1162 1,04

Terpinen-4-ol 1179 2.07

Thymol 1290 1.22

Carvacrol 1295 87,56

Analysed by: Ozkan KUTLULAR /ChemistPamukkale UniversityFaculty of Science&ArtChemistry Department

RI:Retention İndeksEssential oils were characterized using GCxGC/TOF-MS

•The percentages of The percentages of essential oils from essential oils from O. O. OnitesOnites w was found as found 3,63%3,63%..

Thyme Processing Factory

Thyme spices

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