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. 1981 Mar;41(3):816–818. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.3.816-818.1981

Volatile Compounds Associated with Spoilage of Vacuum-Packaged Sliced Luncheon Meat by Brochothrix thermosphacta

Gerald Stanley 1, Kevin J Shaw 1, Aubrey F Egan 2
PMCID: PMC243779  PMID: 16345740

Abstract

By using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, seven volatile compounds were identified in vacuum-packaged sliced corned beef spoiled by Brochothrix thermosphacta under aerobic conditions. Acetoin and diacetyl appeared to be of major sensory significance.

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