| VF | Vanilla flavor |
| CK | Control (hot air processing) |
| NM | Non-microorganism-assisted curing sample |
| XY18A | XY18-assisted curing sample |
| XY20A | XY20-assisted curing sample |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| SPME | Solid-phase microextraction |
| CAR/PDMS | Carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane |
| E-nose | Electronic nose |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| PLSR | Partial least squares regression |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| RI | Retention index |