Table 3.

Volatile compounds detected in LS cod loins stored at -2°C as influenced by storage time.

Compound	RI DB-5ms1	Air2			MAP2
		Days of storage			Days of storage
		2	13	23	13	22	28
TMA	< 200	-	8.6	210.7	8.4	96.6	76.2
acetic acid	213	-	0.7	3.5	-	4.3	4.5
2-butanone	214	-	-	-	1.3	-	-
ethyl acetate	221	-	-	79.3	-	-	0.5
2-methyl-1-propanol	229	-	-	12.4	-	5.2	6.4
3-methyl-butanal	246	-	0.3	0.9	-	-	1.3
1-penten-3-ol	263	-	-	1.2	-	2.3	1.8
3-pentanone	271	-	-	2.4	6.8	-	-
S-methyl ester ethanethioic acid	279	-	-	1.7	-	-	-
3-hydroxy-2-butanone	288	-	7.3	47.7	12.8	48.2	58.8
3-methyl-1-butanol	309	0.1	2.3	30.6	1.2	7.4	11.9
2, 3-butanediol	366	-	-	0.5	-	-
Hexanal	394	-	-	-	-	0.8	0.8
Nonanal	705	1.4	0.3	-	2.3	-	1.8
Decanal	809	0.6	-	1.4	-	1.4	0.9

¹Calculated ethyl ester retention index (RI) on DB-5ms capillary column

²Expressed as PAR (peak area ratio) as determined by GC-MS.