# geranial

> The brighter half of citral, giving lemongrass its sharp lemon lift.

Canonical page: https://essential-oils.club/compounds/geranial

- **Chemical class:** Oxygenated monoterpene
- **PubChem CID:** 638011 (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/638011)
- **Measured in:** 25 oils, 213 GC-MS samples

## Where it's found

Share of each oil (median of GC-MS samples, with interquartile range):

| Oil | Median % | IQR % | Max % | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Lemon myrtle](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/lemon-myrtle) | 49.5 | 46.75–50.55 | 51.6 | 3 |
| [Ravintsara](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/ravintsara) | 36.9 | 34.35–38.55 | 40.2 | 3 |
| [Lemongrass](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/xiang-mao) | 34.49 | 31.13–44.18 | 53.1 | 30 |
| [Melissa](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/melissa) | 31 | 7.1–45.17 | 51.53 | 31 |
| [Petitgrain](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/petitgrain) | 5.19 | 5.19–5.19 | 5.19 | 1 |
| [Yarrow](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/blue-yarrow) | 2.51 | 2.51–2.51 | 2.51 | 1 |
| [Oregano](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/ecuadorian-oregano) | 2.25 | 1.28–3.23 | 4.2 | 2 |
| [Lemon](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/jade-lemon) | 1.94 | 1.25–2.95 | 9.86 | 12 |
| [Lime](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/lime) | 1.85 | 1.85–1.91 | 4.42 | 17 |
| [Basil](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/basil) | 1.67 | 0.99–32.3 | 39.15 | 19 |
| [Myrtle](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/myrtle) | 1.21 | 0.66–1.77 | 2.32 | 2 |
| [Citronella](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/citronella) | 0.98 | 0.6–7.21 | 13.37 | 6 |
| [Palmarosa](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/palmarosa) | 0.6 | 0.4–7.72 | 14.84 | 3 |
| [Rose](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/rose) | 0.6 | 0.6–0.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
| [Orange](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/orange) | 0.59 | 0.44–0.84 | 5.19 | 19 |
| Tarragon | 0.52 | 0.52–0.52 | 0.52 | 1 |
| Wormwood | 0.36 | 0.12–0.6 | 0.64 | 4 |
| [Rosemary](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/rosemary) | 0.31 | 0.31–0.31 | 0.31 | 1 |
| [Cardamom](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/cardamom) | 0.3 | 0.25–4.14 | 5.19 | 7 |
| [Thyme](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/thyme) | 0.29 | 0.16–0.32 | 5.19 | 19 |

Methodology: https://essential-oils.club/oils/methodology

_Educational reference only — not medical advice. Essential oils are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease._