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. 2012 Mar 12;13(3):3291–3340. doi: 10.3390/ijms13033291

Table 9.

Volatile compounds in olives/olive oil and their characteristics [145,149].

Attribute/Aroma Correlated compounds
Green methyl acetate, 1,3-hexadien-5-yne,4-methyl pentan-2-one, 2-methyl-1-propanol, (Z)-3-hexenal, hexyl acetate, 3-hexenyl acetate, (Z)-2-penten-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol
Sweet ethyl furan, ethyl propanoate, 1-penten-3-one, butyl acetate, hexanal, Ethyl butanoate
bitter and pungent ethyl benzene, (E)-2-hexenal, (Z)-2-hexenal, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, quinine, caffeine, alkaloids. tridecene,1-penten-3-one, 1-penten-3-one
Undesirable 1-penten-3-ol, 3-methyl butanol, 2-octanone, 1-hexanol, acetic acid
Fruity 2-butanone, 3-methyl butanal, 2-methyl butyl propanoate, ethenyl benzene, 2-nonanone
Musty-humid 2-heptanone and 2-nonanonetrans
Metallic 1-penten-3-one
Rancid unsaturated aldehydes