CO2-supercritical extraction, hydrodistillation and steam distillation of essential oil of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

•Essential oil of rosemary obtained by supercritical and steam distillation.•The yield of oil was between 1.41 and 2.53 g essential oil/100 g d.s. (% w/w).•Antioxidant activity was in the range 29.67–37.55 mg equivalent of Trolox/g oil.•Essential oil extracted by hydrodistillation yielded between 0.35 and 2.35%.•Camphor, eucalyptol, and β-caryophyllene were the main chemicals in essential oil.

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