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. 2018 Aug 10;7(8):127. doi: 10.3390/foods7080127

Table 1.

The compound identification for Box-Behnken design, odors and olfactory thresholds, and boiling point.

Code Compounds Odors 1 OT 1 (µg/L) BP (°C)
1 ethyl butyrate apple 20 121
2 ethyl-2-methyl butyrate apple 1–18 138
3 ethyl-3-methyl butyrate sweat, acid, rancid 33.4 134
4 isoamyl acetate banana 30 130
5 3-methyl-1-butanol whiskey, malt, burnt 30,000 132
6 ethyl hexanoate apple peel, fruit 2–14 167
7 ethyl-s-lactate fruit, milk 2 154,000 154
8 (z)-3-hexenol green (cut grass) 400 156
9 methyl octanoate waxy, apple peel 2 - 192
10 ethyl octanoate fruit, fat 2–5 207
11 propanoic acid pungent, rancid, soy 8100 141
12 linalool flower, lavender 25.2 198
13 methyl decanoate wax, soap, fruit 2 - 108
14 ethyl decanoate grape 200 245
15 isoamyl octanoate wax, soap, pear 2 - 267
16 3-(methylthio)-1-propanol sweet, potato 1000 90
17 β-phenyl ethyl acetate rose, honey 250 229
18 ethyl dodecanoate wax, soap 2 - 269
19 geraniol rose, geranium 30 230
20 β-phenyl ethanol honey, rose 10,000–14,000 219
21 octanoic acid sweat, cheese 500 240
22 decanoic acid rancid, fat 1000 268
23 vanillin vanilla 200 285

OT: odor threshold; BP: boiling point. 1 From Francis and Newton [20] except where specified. 2 From Antalick, et al. [21].