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. 2025 Aug 4;29:102865. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2025.102865

Table 2.

OAV value of key volatile components identified by GC–MS in three group Hu sheep.

Volatile compound Threshold
(ug/kg)
Odor OAV value
SEM P valve
CON SF RF
3(2H)-Furanone, dihydro-2-methyl- 0.01 sweet, solvent, bread, buttery, nutty 2,852,000.00 ± 168,136.85 2,738,000.00 ± 235,202.04 2,888,000.00 ± 343,467.61 64,274.71 0.644
2,4-Undecadienal 0.01 green, buttery, spicy, baked, fruity, fatty, aldehydic, chicken 38,640.00 ± 14,655.65a 28,780.00 ± 3306.36a 10,673.80 ± 14,572.25b 4233.78 0.010
1-Octen-3-ol 2 mushroom 6288.00 ± 363.21b 6340.00 ± 302.65b 7064.00 ± 380.76a 126.41 0.007
Cyclohexanone, 2,2,6-trimethyl- 0.10 pungent, thujone, labdanum, honey, cistus 4832.00 ± 541.64 5504.00 ± 765.36 4818.00 ± 1115.69 218.58 0.369
β-Ionone 0.01 floral, woody, sweet, fruity, berry, tropical, beeswax 1215.20 ± 1258.94 1392.80 ± 2631.74 512.80 ± 333.66 417.79 0.694
5-Heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- 16.00 fresh, ozonous, melon, fresh air, sweet, green 325.20 ± 107.14 471.00 ± 25.80 398.00 ± 134.16 28.76 0.112
Dodecanenitrile 0.09 citrus, orange, peel, metallic, spicy 129.86 ± 53.76 194.00 ± 90.27 285.00 ± 115.97 27.49 0.055
(E)-2-Octenal 3.00 fresh, cucumber, fatty, green, herbal, banana, waxy, leafy 181.40 ± 16.29 186.00 ± 10.17 204.00 ± 18.48 4.51 0.087
Nonanal 1.00 aldehyde, citrus, orange peel 195.40 ± 62.64 179.40 ± 77.53 202.60 ± 12.14 14.10 0.814
2-Hexenal 17.00 sweet, almond, fruity, green, leafy, apple, plum, vegetable 130.60 ± 20.06 139.20 ± 14.41 146.60 ± 17.04 4.49 0.374
.alpha.-Irone 2.00 orris, floral, berry, violet, woody, powdery 129.68 ± 28.10 139.20 ± 40.20 163.60 ± 23.58 8.43 0.252
2-methoxy-Phenol 1.60 nutty 132.40 ± 20.45 134.80 ± 17.37 149.60 ± 20.07 5.05 0.347
Linalool 6.00 floral, green 101.74 ± 15.20 106.02 ± 10.55 104.08 ± 5.61 2.71 0.834
10-Undecenal 3.50 waxy, aldehydic, rose, mandarin, citrus, soapy, fatty 223.82 ± 235.13 44.86 ± 22.96 40.48 ± 12.64 39.84 0.092
2(3H)-Furanone, 5-hexyldihydro- 1.10 fresh, oily, waxy, peach, coconut, buttery, sweet 38.06 ± 10.47 43.04 ± 19.95 63.36 ± 20.18 5.10 0.091
2-Undecanone 6.20 waxy, fruity, creamy, fatty, orris, floral 166.80 ± 225.75 11.57 ± 6.32 9.85 ± 3.52 36.86 0.134
Heptanoic acid, methyl ester 4.00 sweet, fruity, green, orris, waxy, floral, berry 7.07 ± 0.83 8.40 ± 1.31 7.76 ± 1.21 0.31 0.220
Diallyl Sulfur compounds 100.00 sulfury, onion, garlic, horseradish, metallic 5.51 ± 1.35b 7.95 ± 0.56a 7.37 ± 0.84a 0.36 0.005
4-Nonanone 8.20 6.77 ± 0.55 7.53 ± 1.11 7.49 ± 1.13 0.25 0.400
.beta.-Myrcene 15.00 musty, balsamic, spice 9.86 ± 5.32 7.31 ± 0.36 8.86 ± 1.35 0.81 0.465
(E)-2-Decenal 5.00 waxy, fatty, earthy, green, cilantro, mushroom, aldehydic, fried, chicken, fatty, tallow 4.36 ± 1.66 6.07 ± 1.36 5.39 ± 1.83 0.43 0.285
6-Methyl-3,5-heptadiene-2-one 100.00 4.82 ± 0.49 5.69 ± 0.78 5.29 ± 0.68 0.18 0.156
2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-propyl- 400.00 sweet, coconut, nutty, caramel, tonka, hay 3.67 ± 0.43b 3.78 ± 0.47b 5.02 ± 0.76a 0.21 0.005
1-Decanol 23.00 fatty, waxy, floral, orange, sweet, watery 2.86 ± 2.31 3.53 ± 4.47 2.47 ± 1.27 0.73 0.854
.alpha.-Ionone 3.78 sweet, woody, floral, violet, orris, tropical, fruity 2.54 ± 1.13 3.04 ± 0.84 3.14 ± 0.27 0.21 0.495
Geraniol 6.60 sweet, floral, fruity, rose, waxy, citrus 2.54 ± 0.78 2.51 ± 0.79 2.40 ± 0.78 0.19 0.955
Acetic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester 47.00 earthy, herbal, humus, undergrowth 8.21 ± 3.10a 2.45 ± 2.87b 6.25 ± 0.73a 0.87 0.010
2-methyl-3-Pentanol 420.00 1.34 ± 0.15b 1.54 ± 0.06a 1.38 ± 0.12b 0.04 0.040
Benzene, n-butyl- 14.00 1.15 ± 0.11 1.38 ± 0.19 1.24 ± 0.14 0.04 0.095

Values are mean ± SD. a, b, c Mean values with unlike letters statistically significant (P < 0.05) for parameters where the overall one-way ANOVA was significant (P < 0.05). Parameters without letters show no significant difference among groups (ANOVA P ≥ 0.05). CON = control group; SF = supplementary feeding group; RF = restricted feeding group. SEM = standard error of the mean. Flavor character: Reference from Flavordb database (https://cosylab.iiitd.edu.in/flavordb/) and Foodflavorlab database (http://foodflavorlab.cn/#/home); RI: retention index; Threshold: odor threshold values were taken from the VCF online database (https://www.vcf-online.nl) and literature (Sohail et al., 2022); OAV: odor activity value.