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. 2023 Jun 30;10:1196816. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1196816

Table 2.

Analytical methods developed for the analysis of FFT in various matrices.

Sample preparation Analysis Quantification LOD (μg/L) Advantages (+)/ drawbacks (-) Matrices References
Non-specific techniques
SPME GC-MS External calibration na (+) less solvents Fermentation broth Zha et al. (94)
HS-SPME GC-PFPD Internal calibration
ISTD:(4-methylthio-1-butanol)
6.0 (+) less solvents Baijiu Sha et al., (10)
HS-SPME GC × GC-TOFMS na na (+) less solvents Baijiu Cheng and Xu (83)
HS-SPME GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(2-methyl-3
Heptanone)
na (+) less solvents Beijing roasted duck Liu et al. (8)
HS-SPME GC-MS ISTD:(2-octanol) na (+) less solvents Fermented fish Gao et al., (92)
HS-SPME GC-IMS ISTD:(2-methyl-3-heptanone) na (+) less solvents Yeast extract Raza et al., (27)
HS-SPME GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(1,2-dichlorobenzene)
na (+) less solvents
(+) extremely low limit of quantification
Coffee Sun et al., (34)
SPME GC-MS ISTD:(2-octanol) na (+) less solvents Seasoning product Li and Liu (15)
LLE GC × GC-SCD ISTD:(4-(methylthio)-1-butanol) 0.83 × 10−3 (-) organic solvent
(+) sensitive to sulfur-containing compounds
Baijiu Song et al. (14)
LLE GC-FPD na na (-) organic solvent
(-) Time-consuming
Baijiu Zhang et al. (37)
LLE GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD: (4-methoxy-2-methyl-2-mercaptobutane)
na (-) organic solvents Soy sauce Meng et al. (76)
SAFE GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(1,2-dichlorobenzene)
na (-) Time-consuming
(-) laborious
(-) organic solvent
Youtiao Du et al. (44)
SAFE GC-MS Standard addition
ISTD:(1-octanol-d18)
na (-) long extraction time
(-) large sample volume
(-) hazardous dichloromethane
Roasted goose Gasior et al. (24)
SAFE GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(1,2-dichlorobenzene)
na (-) long extraction time
(-) large sample volume
(-) hazardous dichloromethane
Pig pork broth Zhao et al. (68)
SBSE GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD: (6MH)
0.36 (-) pH adjustment Wine Elpa et al. (56)
Target methods
Extraction with p-HMB and ETP, followed by rinsing on ion exchange resin GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(ETP derivatives (2FM))
na (-) Time-consuming
(-) organic solvent
Japanese sake Osafune et al. (23)
Derivatization with DTDP followed by SPE extraction HPLC-MS/MS External calibration 0.7~1.5 × 10−3 (-) organic solvent
(+) Moderate amounts of sample required
(+) non-hazardous chemical
Wine Capone et al. (71)
Extraction with p-HMB, followed by rinsing on SPE and adjusting pH GC-MS ISTD:(3-methoxymethylbutanethiol, 3MMB) na (-) Time-consuming
(-) pH adjustment
Wine Picard et al. (95)
SPE extraction followed by derivatization with DBU and PFBBr GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(4-methoxy-R-toluenethiol)
4 × 10−3 (-) Time-consuming
(-) organic solvent
(-) Large sample volume needed
Wine Mateo-Vivaracho et al. (96)
Derivatization with ebselen followed by LLE extraction HPLC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(4-methoxy-α-toluenethiol)
na (-) organic solvent
(+) extremely low LOQ(0.01ng/L)
Beer and wine Vichi et al. (97)
Extraction with p-HMB, followed by release from the thiol-p-HMB complex by using cysteamine solution GC-MS Internal calibration
ISTD:(4-methoxy-2-methyl-2-mercaptobutane)
na (-) organic solvent
(-) pH adjustment
(-) Time-consuming
(-) laborious
Fermented soybean paste miso Ohata et al. (18)
HS-SPME GC-MS SIDA
ISTD:(2-[2H2]-furfurylthiol)
na (+) Simple and fast extraction
(+) less solvents
(-) expensive reagent
Coffee Kulapichitr et al. (93)
Derivatization with ebselen followed by extraction with dichloromethane HPLC-HRMS Internal calibration
ISTD:(4-methoxy-α-toluenethiol)
na (+) extremely low LOQ (0.1ng/L)
(-) hazardous reagent
Coffee Quintanilla-Casas et al. (64)
Extraction with hexane and derivatization with ebselen HPLC-HRMS Internal calibration
ISTD:(4-methoxy-α-toluenethiol)
na (-) organic solvent Coffee powder Vichi et al. (41)
SAFE GC × GC-TOF-MS SIDA
ISTD:(2-[2H2]-furfurylthiol)
na (-) organic solvent
(-) Large reagent volume needed
(-) time-consuming
Hazelnuts Kiefl and Schieberle (6)
Derivatization with DTDP and SPE extraction HPLC-MS/MS SIDA
ISTD: (d5-2-furfurylthiol)
na (-) organic solvent
(+) moderate amounts of sample required
Wine Siebert et al. (12)
Derivatization with DTDP and SPE extraction UPLC-MS/MS ISTD:(2-phenylethanethiol)
internal calibration
0.001 (+) moderate amounts of sample required
(+) low LOD
(-) cumbersome operation
(-) organic solvent
Baijiu Yan et al. (20)

na, not available; SIDA, stable isotope dilution assay; DTDP, 4,4-dithiodipyridine; ISTD, internal stand; 6MH, 6-mercaptohexanol; SBSE, stir bar sorptive extraction; DBU, 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene; PFBBr, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzylbromide; SAFE, solvent-assisted flavor evaporation; Ebselen, 2-phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one; LOQ, limit of quantification; ETP derivatives (2FM), derivatization of 2FM using ETP; 2FM, 2-furfurylthiol.