Table 1.

Odor-active compounds in yerba mate detected by GC–O with MF ≥ 50 (reprinted from [69] with permission from Elsevier).

LRIa	%MFb	Descriptor	Compound
1154	53	Herbaceous, sweet	Myrcene
1278	76	Citrus	Octanal
1294	53	Mushroom	1-Octen-3-one
1340	74	Moss	6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one
1450	68	Flower	(Z)-linalool oxide (furanoid)
1478	76	Nuts	(E,Z)-2,4-heptadienal
1490	68	Nuts	(E,E)-2,4-heptadienal
1510	84	Mushroom	(E,Z)-3,5-octadien-2-one
1528	66	Mushroom	(E,E)-3,5-octadien-2-one
1540	65	Flower	Linalool
1745	61	Flower	Geranial
1798	76	Sweet	Nerol
1832	71	Apple	β-Damascenone
1843	76	Flower	α-Ionone
1936	79	Sweet	β-Ionone
1987	53	Oxidized, metallic	(E)-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal

^aLRI in Carbowax™;

^bMF, modified frequency.