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. 2016 Oct 2;21(10):1324. doi: 10.3390/molecules21101324

Table 5.

Odor activity value (OAVs) of volatile compound in goji berry fermented wines.

Volatile Threshold (μg/L) Aroma Descriptor Aroma Series DF DF-G DP DP-G FF FF-G FP FP-G
Butanoic acid 173 [45] Butter, cheese, stinky [45] 1 [46] 8.7 a 8.6 a 8.6 a 8.7 a 2.4 b 2.4 b 2.4 b 2.2 b
Octanoic acid 500 [37] Rancid, cheese, fatty acid [28] 1 [28] 2.0 a 1.6 a 2.1 a 1.8 a 1.5 a 1.2 a 1.2 a 1.1 a
Decanoic acid 1000 [37] Fatty, rancid [37] 1 [46] 2.7 a 2.2 a 6.1 a 3.3 a 5.0 a 4.2 a 2.6 a 2.8 a
Isopentyl alcohol 30000 [47] Solvent, sweety, alcohol, polish [38] 1,2 [38] 6.3 b 6.2 b 6.3 b 6.1 b 7.2 a 7.2 a 5.8 b 5.8 b
[R-(R*,R*)]-2,3-Butanediol 150000 [28] Fruit, sweet, butter [28] 1,2,3 [28] 2.5 b 2.4 b 2.3 b 1.9 b 11.8 a 6.5 a 8.8 a 11.6 a
[S-(R*,R*)]-2,3-Butanediol 150000 [28] Fruit, sweet, butter [28] 1,2,3 [28] 0.8 a 0.8 a 0.8 a 0.6 a 2.0 a 1.3 a 1.4 a 2.3 a
Methionol 1000 [28] Cabbage, cooked potato, garlic [28] 4 [28] 1.3 a 1.2 a 1.3 a 1.3 a 0.8 a 0.5 a 0.8 a 0.8 a
Phenylethyl Alcohol 14000 [28] Roses, honey [28] 5 [28] 1.5 a 1.4 a 1.4 a 1.4 a 1.1 a 0.8 a 1.0 a 0.9 a
Ethyl cinnamate 1.1 [47] Flowery, balsamic [48] 5 [46] 1.7 a 2.3 a 2.2 a 2.7 a 1.9 a 2.3 a 1.6 a 2.0 a
4-Ethylphenol 440 [28] Phenolic, leather [28] 6 [28] 3.3 b 3.4 b 3.4 b 3.3 b 18.6 a 13.7 ab 26.5 a 22.7 a
Ethyl Acetate 5000 [8,49] Spicy, pineapple, fruity [38] 3 [46] 6.2 a 6.5 a 6.3 a 6.0 a 4.0 b 4.1 b 4.4 b 4.8 b
Ethyl hexanoate 14 [47] Banana, green, apple [28] 3 [28] 4.9 a 5.0 a 4.7 a 4.6 a 1.8 bc 1.9 b 1.2 c 1.2 c
Ethyl octanoate 5 [28] Sweet, floral, fruity, banana, pear [28] 3,5 [46] 1.6 ab 1.6 a 1.5 b 1.5 ab 0.9 c 0.9 c 0.6 d 0.7 d
Ethyl caprate 200 [37] Brandy, fruity, grape [37] 3 [37] 3.7 b 3.7 b 4.4 a 4.6 a 3.1 bc 3.0 c 2.1 d 2.3 d
Isopentyl acetate 30 [47] Sweety, fruity [38] 2,3 [46] 30.5 a 31.4 a 23.7 b 22.5 b 14.9 c 15.7 c 6.9 d 7.4 d
β-Ionone 0.09 [47] Violet [32] 5 [46] 92.6 a 91.6 a 80.7 a 84.8 21.8 c 21.8 c 56.8 b 50.6 b

DF and DP indicate dried goji berry fermented wine made of free-run and pressed juice, respectively. DF-G and DP-G represent dried goji berry fermented wine made of free-run and pressed juice after the glycosidase treatment, respectively. FF and FP are fresh goji berry fermented wine made of free-run and pressed juice, respectively. FF-G and FP-G stand for fresh goji berry fermented wine made of free-run and pressed juice after the glycosidase treatment, respectively. Volatile compounds with available odor threshold and aroma descriptor from literature and OAV above 1 are listed. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in aroma series column represent fatty, caramel, fruity, herbaceous (or vegetal), floral, and chemical note, respectively.