Is there oil in banana peel

Question

can we get it by steam distillation?

Answer 1

The oil, you can isolate by steam distillation, is volatile oil and that is to find in the pulp of bananas.

http://www.aseanfood.info/Articles/11021...

The peel contains fatty acids/oil:

Publication "Matook Saif Mokbel and Fumio Hashinaga"

http://www.doaj.org/oai.article?verb=Get...

( method of extraction incl. )

The peel also contains an enzyme ( flavorase ) activating banana flavor:

http://class.fst.ohio-state.edu/fst820/F...