Skip to main content
. 2019 Jun 12;56(8):3764–3776. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03847-x

Table 2.

Volatile compounds profile and respective concentrations (µg/g fresh weight ± standard deviation in brackets; n = 3) in raw and roasted almonds

Amendoão Bonita Casanova Ferragnès Glorieta
Raw Roasted Raw Roasted Raw Roasted Raw Roasted Raw Roasted
3-Methyl-1-butanol

16.23

(7.18)

5.48

(3.78)

18.43

(0.19)

13.79

(4.59)

7.79

(0.87)

8.40

(0.91)

11.82

(2.43)

10.97

(3.15)

22.15

(4.99)

26.26

(16.37)

1-Pentanol

0.71

(0.35)

1.77#

(0.30)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
3-Penten-2-ol n.d. n.d.

1.81a

(0.32)

n.d. n.d. n.d.

1.42ab

(0.47)

n.d. n.d. n.d.
Hexanal

23.16a

(7.62)

51.74A#

(3.90)

0.69b

(0.53)

6.39#B

(0.68)

3.94b

(1.31)

7.06B

(2.42)

0.82b

(0.80)

7.27#B

(0.67)

0.27b

(0.07)

6.08#B

(1.07)

3-Methyl-1-pentanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

0.23

(0.04)

n.d.
2-Heptanone n.d.

4.81A

(2.23)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
2-Heptanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Heptanal

1.57a

(0.75)

3.80A

(2.54)

n.d.

0.52B

(0.23)

n.d.

0.38B

(0.12)

n.d.

0.31B

(0.04)

0.21b

(0.05)

0.43B

(0.17)

2,5-Dimethyl-pyrazine- n.d.

0.34

(0.29)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
α-Pinene n.d. n.d. n.d.

7.19

(2.62)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

6.25

(3.71)

Benzaldehyde

2.10c

(1.32)

2.01B

(0.81)

79.28a

(13.15)

240.97#A

(37.6)

16.93c

(8.27)

74.23#B

(31.51)

n.d.

6.33B

(3.77)

0.61c

(0.43)

2.86B

(2.49)

1-Heptanol

0.81a

(0.29)

1.96

(1.17)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

0.26

(0.13)

0.22b

(0.09)

0.35

(0.21)

1-Octen-3-ol

0.32

(0.24)

0.53

(0.32)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

0.05

(0.00)

n.d.
3-Octanone n.d.

0.61

(0.41)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
2-Octanone

1.07

(0.70)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
4-Ethylcyclohexanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Hexyl acetate n.d.

1.34

(0.94)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
3-Ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-Hexadiene n.d.

1.06

(0.32)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Limonene

3.79a

(0.65)

n.d. n.d.

3.39B

(2.59)

n.d.

3.90B

(2.41)

0.75b

(0.11)

10.56#A

(2.01)

1.47b

(0.79)

5.25AB

(2.54)

Benzyl-alcohol

0.46d

(0.35)

n.d.

6.74b

(0.97)

1.09#AB

(0.26)

3.79c

(1.42)

0.53#B

(0.15)

0.53d

(0.11)

0.57B

(0.39)

0.69d

(0.39)

n.d.
Benzeneacetaldehyde n.d.

4.94A

(3.58)

n.d.

0.56B

(0.12)

n.d.

0.77B

(0.25)

n.d.

1.12AB

(0.31)

n.d.

1.67AB

(1.30)

(E)-2-Octenal n.d.

0.86

(0.66)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
1-Octanol

1.30

(0.31)

1.12A

(0.61)

0.90

(0.32)

0.46B

(0.04)

1.29

(0.58)

0.28#B

(0.09)

1.37

(0.39)

0.29#B

(0.08)

1.88

(0.86)

0.41#B

(0.10)

3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine n.d.

3.78

(2.36)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Guaiacol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
2-Nonanone n.d.

0.41

(0.31)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Nonanal

1.52a

(0.17)

2.82

(1.64)

1.29ab

(0.29)

1.35

(0.34)

0.62c

(0.28)

1.17

(0.21)

0.62c

(0.22)

1.62

(0.60)

0.59c

(0.19)

1.60#

(0.48)

Phenylethyl Alcohol

0.89b

(0.41)

0.30C

(0.19)

1.54b

(0.33)

0.98BC

(0.24)

1.31b

(0.19)

0.98BC

(0.38)

2.23ab

(0.63)

1.16BC

(0.72)

1.89b

(0.74)

0.69BC

(0.36)

(E)-2-Nonenal, n.d.

0.24

(0.10)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Levomenthol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
1-Nonanol

0.06

(0.04)

0.10

(0.05)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Methyl salicylate n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Dodecane n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

0.15

(0.10)

Decanal n.d.

0.17

(0.10)

n.d.

0.09

(0.02)

n.d.

0.08

(0.02)

n.d.

0.15

(0.12)

n.d.

0.12

(0.02)

Total

54.0bc

(0.49)

91.9B

(15.4)

110.7a

(13.4)

276.8A#

(34.6)

35.7cd

(10.3)

97.8B#

(31.0)

19.6d

(1.74)

40.6B#

(3.84)

30.3cd

(3.74)

51.9B#

(16.8)

Molar Pegarinhos Moncorvo Pegarinhos
Murça
P value
Raw Roasted Raw Roasted Raw Roasted Raw Roasted
3-Methyl-1-butanol

12.20

(6.43)

12.69

(3.09)

16.79

(4.14)

13.64

(4.32)

13.67

(4.59)

11.43

(2.77)

0.133 0.221
1-Pentanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
3-Penten-2-ol n.d. n.d.

0.73b

(0.19)

n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.023
Hexanal

0.57b

(0.30)

3.06B

(1.86)

1.07b

(0.06)

6.05#B

(0.86)

1.89b

(0.17)

4.70#B

(0.51)

< 0.001 < 0.001
3-Methyl-1-pentanol n.d. n.d.

0.24

(0.12)

n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.864
2-Heptanone n.d.

0.45B

(0.18)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.028
2-Heptanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

0.68

(0.26)

n.d.
Heptanal n.d.

0.52B

(0.25)

n.d.

0.42B

(0.05)

n.d.

0.45B

(0.06)

0.036 0.003
2,5-Dimethyl-pyrazine- n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
α-Pinene n.d.

2.76

(0.60)

n.d.

3.87

(1.53)

n.d.

4.64

(1.40)

0.188
Benzaldehyde

1.18c

(0.67)

2.06B

(0.70)

11.64c

(2.96)

166.41#A

(64.37)

50.07b

(17.50)

204.69#A

(37.38)

< 0.001 < 0.001
1-Heptanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.030 0.204
1-Octen-3-ol n.d.

0.19

(0.02)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.123 0.208
3-Octanone n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one n.d.

0.09

(0.03)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
2-Octanone n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
4-Ethylcyclohexanol n.d.

0.18

(0.16)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Hexyl acetate n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
3-Ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-Hexadiene n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Limonene

0.74b

(0.29)

1.87#B

(0.62)

n.d.

3.45B

(1.42)

n.d.

4.21B

(1.31)

< 0.001 0.003
Benzyl-alcohol

0.42d

(0.02)

n.d.

9.23a

(1.19)

1.42#A

(0.16)

6.93b

(0.46)

0.71#B

(0.23)

< 0.001 0.007
Benzeneacetaldehyde n.d.

1.71AB

(0.86)

n.d.

2.38AB

(0.44)

n.d.

2.13AB

(0.75)

0.041
(E)-2-Octenal n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
1-Octanol

1.08

(0.29)

0.33#B

(0.08)

1.49

(0.19)

0.44#B

(0.11)

1.13

(0.72)

0.33B

(0.06)

0.457 0.007
3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Guaiacol

1.35

(0.37)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
2-Nonanone n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Nonanal

0.74bc

(0.07)

1.09#

(0.21)

1.67a

(0.29)

1.29

(0.38)

0.54c

(0.12)

1.24

(0.46)

< 0.001 0.130
Phenylethyl Alcohol

1.48b

(0.57)

0.88BC

(0.14)

3.79a

(1.25)

3.29A

(0.67)

2.64ab

(0.18)

1.72B

(0.55)

0.001 < 0.001
(E)-2-Nonenal, n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Levomenthol

1.94

(1.53)

n.d.

0.75

(0.21)

n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.253
1-Nonanol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Methyl salicylate

0.85

(0.46)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Dodecane n.d.

0.04

(0.00)

n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. < 0.001
Decanal n.d. n.d. n.d.

0.13

(0.08)

n.d.

0.11

(0.04)

0.698
Total

22.6d

(6.39)

27.9B

(2.26)

47.4cd

(9.06)

202.8A#

(63.9)

77.6b

(20.5)

236.4A#

(34.6)

< 0.001 < 0.001

Different small letters, for each compound, indicate significant differences among raw samples. Different capital letters, for each compound, indicate significant differences among roasted samples

N.d. not detected

#indicates significant differences between raw and roasted samples, for the same cultivar