abstract volatile compounds of colombian round kumquat (fortunella japonica swingle) peel oil were isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gc-fid and gc/ms, which led to the identification of 106 compounds, of which 46 were identified for the first time in round kumquat. limonene was the most abundant compound, comprising 76.7% of peel oil. in addition to limonene, myrcene, germacrene d and linalool and were found as major constituents.