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. 2015 Sep;31(3):273–278. doi: 10.5487/TR.2015.31.3.273

Table 2. The contents of acetaldehyde and formaldehyde in fruits.

Samples Relative peak areas (mean ± SD)a

Acetaldehyde (ng/g) Formaldehyde (ng/g)

Nectarine   4,570.57 ± 344.26 159.11 ± 2.07
White peach   5,556.68 ± 360.50 131.05 ± 2.04
Melon 19,530.53 ± 700.84 356.73 ± 19.49
Yellow Peach   7,304.45 ± 272.09 116.90 ± 1.60
Water Melon 18,781.94 ± 792.77 122.95 ± 1.31
Orange 11,219.61 ± 247.22 136.59 ± 6.61
Plum   4,110.92 ± 64.46 118.35 ± 5.12
Oriental melon 14,187.56 ± 994.92 208.11 ± 8.45
Campbell early grape   2,880.46 ± 121.40 352.72 ± 34.58
Kyoho grape   4,926.49 ± 126.34 154.57 ± 2.84
Green Apple   1,524.70 ± 64.71 133.12 ± 4.20
Asian pear   2,633.63 ± 161.77 133.71 ± 1.21
Kiwi   2,318.86 ± 99.76 227.58 ± 6.07
Pineapple 11,864.79 ± 361.70 129.30 ± 2.58
Pineapple (canned)      483.42 ± 13.50 173.71 ± 5.52

aAverage of relative peak areas to that of the internal standard (n = 3) ± standard deviation.