. 2019 Aug 2;7(9):2796–2805. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.1039

Table 5.

Volatile compounds of meat from Mongolian lamb under two feeding regimens (pasture grass and mixed diets)

	Compound (μg/1 kg)	PG	M	Significance
Aldehydes	Pentanal	17.14 ± 2.91^b	11.06 ± 2.38^a	^**
	Hexanal	626.82 ± 66.68^a	995.41 ± 220.82^b	^**
	Heptanal	69.17 ± 11.40	82.99 ± 27.66	NS
	Octanal	57.61 ± 7.68	46.67 ± 13.03	NS
	2‐Heptenal,(E)‐	ND	4.65 ± 1.65	ND
	Nonanal	133.39 ± 29.53^a	202.72 ± 54.11^b	^**
	2‐Octenal, (E)‐	3.70 ± 0.93^a	14.81 ± 5.74^b	***
	2,4‐Heptadienal, (E,E)‐	2.25 ± 0.26^b	1.27 ± 0.42^a	^**
	Decanal	2.95 ± 0.50	3.41 ± 1.04	NS
	Benzaldehyde	30.57 ± 7.12^b	18.59 ± 6.03^a	^**
	2‐Nonenal, (E)‐	6.50 ± 0.65^a	16.18 ± 5.53^b	***
	2‐Decenal, (E)‐	3.41 ± 0.67^a	4.70 ± 0.89^b	^**
	2‐Undecenal, E‐	2.46 ± 0.49^a	3.58 ± 0.33^b	***
	2,4‐Dodecadienal, (E,E)‐	3.18 ± 0.88^a	6.38 ± 2.07^b	^**
	Tetradecanal	2.73 ± 0.55^a	4.21 ± 0.90^b	^**
	Hexadecanal	6.81 ± 1.81	9.38 ± 2.76	NS
Alcohols	1‐Pentanol	37.30 ± 8.78^b	22.61 ± 8.55^a	^**
	1‐Hexanol	34.58 ± 7.25^b	5.03 ± 1.84^a	***
	1‐Octen−3‐ol	67.30 ± 9.31	75.60 ± 25.43	NS
	1‐Heptanol	14.64 ± 2.99^b	5.13 ± 1.56^a	***
	1‐Hexanol, 2‐ethyl‐	4.64 ± 0.78^b	3.12 ± 2.17^a	***
	1‐Octanol	27.30 ± 3.41^b	12.66 ± 3.35^a	***
	2‐Octen−1‐ol, (E)‐	10.05 ± 2.43	10.30 ± 3.00	NS
	1‐Dodecen−3‐ol	1.58 ± 0.23	1.32 ± 0.17	NS
	Benzyl alcohol	4.24 ± 1.15	5.96 ± 2.65	NS
Ketones	2,3‐Octanedione	122.06 ± 29.22^a	178.55 ± 30.84^b	^**
Ketones	4‐Dodecanone	4.35 ± 1.37	3.79 ± 1.29	NS
Acids	Butanoic acid	2.43 ± 0.48	4.09 ± 1.28	NS
Acids	Hexanoic acid	3.53 ± 0.90	5.61 ± 1.34	^**
Hydrocarbons	Ethylbenzene	2.95 ± 0.93	4.96 ± 0.81	NS
	Tridecane	4.15 ± 1.08	ND	ND
	Hexadecane	8.83 ± 1.41^b	4.16 ± 0.92^a	***
	p‐Xylene	3.08 ± 0.61	ND	ND
	Tridecane, 3‐methyl‐	6.06 ± 1.11	ND	ND

Values are expressed as mean and standard deviation (n = 12).

Abbreviation(s): M, mixed diet; ND, not detected; NS, nonsignificant; PG, pasture grass.

^a,bSignificant differences between feeding regimens (p < 0.05).

p < 0.05;

^**

p < 0.01;

^***

p < 0.001.