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. 2016 Jun 14;7:943. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00943

Table 3B.

Quantification of volatile compounds identified in C6-C10 wines.

Compounds OTH mg/L Odor description Ref. C6 mg/L ± sd C7 mg/L ± sd C8 mg/L ± sd C9 mg/L ± sd C10 mg/L ± sd
ALCOHOLS
1-propanol 9 Pungent, harsh Penaido et al., 2006 1.13a ± 0.53 0.99a ± 0.17 1.19a ± 0.17 Nd Nd
2-methyl-1-propanol 40 Fusel, spiritous Gómez-Míguez et al., 2007 7.74a ± 1.60 8.01a ± 1.02 8.34a ± 0.24 Nd Nd
1-butanol 150 Fusel, spiritous Penaido et al., 2006 0.43a ± 0.10 0.08a ± 0.11 0.39a ± 0.10 Nd Nd
Isoamylic alcohols 30 Harsh, nail polish González Álvarez et al., 2011 97.45b ± 7.80 93.52b ± 5.04 88.00b ± 9.71 34.11a ± 3.70 37.05a ± 4.11
Hexanol 4 Herbaceous Rocha et al., 2004 0.11a ± 0.02 0.27b ± 0.04 Nd Nd Nd
Heptanol 2.5 Oily 0.42a ± 0.03 0.39a ± 0.03 0.46a ± 0.05 0.29a ± 0.08 0.24a ± 0.04
(D,L)- butan-2,3-diol 150 Fruity Penaido et al., 2006 1.56a ± 1.03 1.40a ± 1.03 1.28a ± 0.21 Nd Nd
(R,S)- butan-2,3-diol 150 Fruity Penaido et al., 2006 0.96a ± 0.41 0.85a ± 0.11 0.54a ± 0.04 Nd Nd
Benzylalcohol 200 Flowery, sweet González Álvarez et al., 2011 0.43a ± 0.61 Nd Nd 0.72a ± 0.25 0.98a ± 0.20
Phenyl ethyl alcohol 10 Rose Rocha et al., 2004 56.56d ± 4.49 22.59b ± 3.10 49.48c ± 4.60 4.35a ± 1.12 5.66a ± 0.11
Total amounts 166.79 ± 16.62 128.1 ± 10.65 149.68 ± 15.12 39.47 ± 5.15 43.93 ± 4.46
FATTY ACIDS
Acetic acid 200 Vinegar Guth, 1997 6.21c ± 2.22 7.34c ± 1.15 4.52c ± 1.71 1.64a ± 0.70 Nd
2-methyl propanoic acid 2.3 fatty, rancid Gómez García-Carpintero et al., 2011b 1.09ab ± 0.22 1.08ab ± 0.07 0.95ab ± 0.21 0.56a ± 0.13 0.70a ± 0.05
Butanoic acid 2.2 Fatty-rancid, sweaty Rocha et al., 2004 0.84b ± 0.13 0.69b ± 0.06 0.83b ± 0.22 Nd 0.31a ± 0.06
3-methyl butanoic acid 1.5 Fatty-rancid, cheesy Moyano et al., 2002 2.74b ± 0.35 2.61ab ± 0.07 2.47ab ± 0.23 0.45a ± 0.10 0.49a ± 0.06
Hexanoic acid 8 Rancid, grass, fruity Rocha et al., 2004 10.35e ± 3.23 6.16b ± 0.57 9.53d ± 3.30 0.47a ± 0.10 0.77a ± 0.11
Octanoic acid 0.5 Fatty acid, dry, dairy Rocha et al., 2004 14.12ab ± 4.82 8.59a ± 1.33 11.87ab ± 2.60 Nd Nd
Decanoic acid 1.4 Fatty acid, dry, woody Rocha et al., 2004 2.51a ± 0.66 4.59a ± 0.88 2.25a ± 0.26 Nd Nd
Benzoic acid 1 Chemical 5.06ab ± 0.21 4.49ab ± 0.91 Nd 1.77ab ± 0.45 2.71ab ± 0.15
Total amounts 42.91 ± 9.84 35.54 ± 5.04 32.42 ± 8.53 4.89 ± 1.48 4.99 ± 0.43
ESTERS
Ethyl-butanoate 0.02 Floral, fruity Guth, 1997 1.04ab ± 0.35 0.69a ± 0.13 1.19b ± 0.35 Nd Nd
Isoamyl acetate 0.03 Banana, pear Günata et al., 1985 3.74ab ± 0.11 1.65a ± 0.24 3.99b ± 0.16 Nd Nd
Ethyl hexanoate 0.014 Green apple Günata et al., 1985 1.24b ± 0.50 0.55a ± 0.05 1.19b ± 0.30 Nd Nd
Ethyl lactate 154.6 Lactic Gómez-Míguez et al., 2007 4.65b ± 0.42 6.06b ± 0.27 0.60a ± 0.08 Nd Nd
Ethyl octanoate 0.6 Sweet soap Rocha et al., 2004 2.06a ± 0.34 1.33a ± 0.27 2.41a ± 0.80 Nd 2.31a ± 0.05
3-hydroxy ethyl butanoate 20 Fruity González Álvarez et al., 2011 0.39a ± 0.05 0.36a ± 0.10 0.48a ± 0.06 Nd Nd
Ethyl decanoate 0.2 Fruity 0.80a ± 0.04 1.03a ± 0.06 1.03a ± 0.04 Nd Nd
Diethyl succinate 200 Fruity, melon González Álvarez et al., 2011 0.47b ± 0.15 0.39a ± 0.07 0.38a ± 0.04 Nd Nd
Ethyl-9-decenoate Nd 0.92a ± 0.12 0.84a ± 0.08 1.17a ± 0.10 Nd Nd
Phenyl acetate 0.25 Flowery, rose, fruity Guth, 1997 0.82a ± 0.33 0.41a ± 0.05 0.72a ± 0.08 Nd Nd
Monoethyl succinate Nd Chocolate 7.23b ± 0.32 10.20c ± 1.45 4.18a ± 0.56 Nd Nd
Total amounts 23.38 ± 2.73 23.51 ± 2.77 17.35 ± 2.57 2.31 ± 0.05
ALDEHYDES/KETONS
Acetoin 150 Moyano et al., 2002 1.36b ± 0.23 0.89a ± 0.16 Nd 1.09a ± 0.05 1.17a ± 0.06
Furfural 3 Caramel 0.37a ± 0.07 0.47a ± 0.05 0.29a ± 0.05 1.56a ± 0.07 1.84a ± 0.04
Benzaldehyde 2 Bitter almond Gómez García-Carpintero et al., 2011b 0.36a ± 0.08 0.34a ± 0.05 0.55a ± 0.05 0.47a ± 0.07 0.48a ± 0.05
Methyl-2-furoate ND 0.93a ± 0.16 0.73a ± 0.14 0.60a ± 0.07 Nd Nd
Total amounts 3.01 ± 0.54 2.43 ± 0.40 1.44 ± 0.17 3.13 ± 0.19 3.48 ± 0.15
LACTONES
Butyrolactone 0.035 Sweet, toast, caramel Moyano et al., 2002 0.45a ± 0.07 Nd 0.52a ± 0.05 1.07a ± 0.06 1.16a ± 0.07
SULFUR COMPOUND
3-methylthio-1-propanol 2 Potato, baked cabbage Guth, 1997 2.06ab ± 0.05 1.94ab ± 0.05 1.72ab ± 0.05 0.27a ± 0.04 0.32a ± 0.08
PHENOLS
4-vinyl guaiacol 0.38-1.1 Black pepper, species Rocha et al., 2004 Nd Nd 0.96 a Nd Nd
PYRAZINE
2-methoxy-6-methyl pyrazine 4.80b ± 0.12 1.20a ± 0.05
TERPENS
2,6 dimethyl-7-octene 2,6 diol 0.250 Vilanova and Sieiro, 2006 0.56a ± 0.05 0.53a ± 0.07 0.50a ± 0.04 0.47a ± 0.07 0.59a ± 0.10
4H-piran-4-one-2,3 dihydro-3,5 dihydroxy ND 1.87a ± 0.15 1.24a ± 0.16 3.34a ± 0.12 1.64a ± 0.06 2.58a ± 0.06
Total amounts 2.44 ± 0.20 1.77 ± 0.23 3.84± 2.11 ± 0.13 3.16 ± 0.16

Different letters in the same row indicate statistical differences (p < 0.05) using the Tukey test; ND, not determined; Data are average of three replicates ± standard deviation (SD); OTH, odor threshold.