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. 2015 Mar 23;10(3):e0119444. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119444

Table 1. Aroma values, odor thresholds and volatile content of cucumber fruits.

Compound Odor Threshold content (ng g-1) Volatile content (μg g-1) Aroma value Flavor description
(E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal 0.01 0.093–1.018 9.3×103–1.018×105 Cucumber-like
(E)-2-nonenal 0.5 0.024–0.132 48–264 Tallowy
Hexanal 4.5 0.074–0.67 16.4–148.9 Green grass
(E)-2-hexenal 17 0.024–0.468 1.41–27.5 Apple like
(E)-6-nonenal 0.02 0.033–0.122 1.65×103–6.1×103 Fruit-like
Nonanal 1 0.002–0.003 2–3 Flower-like
(Z)-2-heptenal 0.8 0.004–0.029 0.5–36.25 Fresh
Pentanal 12–42 0–0.132 0–3.14 Fresh
Propanal 9.5–37 0.147–2.732 15.4–73.8 Stimulate
(E,E)-2,4-heptadienal 10 0.051–0.843 5.1–84.3 Fresh
1-nonanol 50 0.011–0.383 0.22–7.66 Rose
1-hexanol 250 0.019–1.338 0.076–5.35 Strawberry, fresh
(Z)-3,6-nonadien-1-ol 10 0.033–0.166 3.3–16.6 Musky