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. 2019 Jul 8;56(9):4323–4332. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03901-8

Table 5.

GC–MS detection of dark chocolate bar with addition of cinnamon bark oleoresin microcapsule

No. Compounds Content (%)
Met AAA
C F1 F2 F3 F3
Methylxanthines
1. Theobromine 16.458 25.050 17.342 33.879 11.993
2. Caffeine 6.439 11.272 6.719 10.879 31.671
Aldehyde
3. Cinnamaldehyde 56.336
4. Benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy (vanillin) 2.735 4.748 3.184 2.490
Fatty acids
5. Palmitic acid 26.600 26.795 18.237 1.325
6. Oleic acid 21.685 11.789 44.40 14.667
7. Linoleic acid 31.106
8. Lauric acid (dodecanoic acid) 0.795 2.280
9. Trans-oleic acid (elaidic acid) 5.410 11.017
Tocopherols
10. β-tocopherol 1.618 3.094 3.376
11. γ- tocopherol 2.543
Phytosterols
12. Campesterol 3.151
13. β-sitosterol 3.632
14. γ-sitosterol 3.808
Hidrocarbons
15. Pentadecane 3.402 2.426
16. Heptadecane-8-carbonic acid-1- 0.698
Ester
17. Ethyl cinnamate 1.471
18. Ethyl p-methoxy cinnamate 5.426
Amide
19. Palmitic amide 0.497

Met, methanol; AAA, acetone:aquades:acetic acid

Cinnamon bark oleoresin microcapsule addition C = 0%, F1 = 4%, F2 = 6%, F3 = 8%