Abstract
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and lavandin (sterile hybrid of L. angustifolia P. Mill.×Lavandula latifolia (L.f.) Medikus) are widely cultivated in the Mediterranean area for produce essential oils. In this study, 80 lavandin and 55 lavender essential oil samples from various varieties were analyzed. Firstly, a chemometric treatment of mid-infrared spectra was used to evaluate the capacity of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) regression to discriminate French lavandin and lavender essential oil (EO) samples and their varieties (Abrial, Fine, Grosso, Maillette, Matherone, Sumian and Super), and secondly, to quantify the main compounds such as linalyl acetate, linalool, eucalyptol and camphor by PLS regression using reference data from gas chromatography. The examination of PLS and PLS-DA regression coefficients allowed the identification of metabolomic markers. The lavender/lavandin EOs and their varieties were very well classified (100% for lavender/lavandin EOs and between 98 and 100% for varieties). The calibration models obtained by PLS regression for the determination of the main compound contents revealed good correlation (≥0.86) between the predicted and reference values. This method can be used to control the authenticity and traceability of lavender/lavandin and their varieties. Finally, mid-infrared and Raman spectroscopy results were compared.
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