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. 2020 Feb 26;8(3):323. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030323

Table 3.

Volatile odor-active compounds (OAV ≥ 1) in citrus wines.

Compounds Description Threshold a Sc-Hu Sc-Td Sc-Hop Sc
1-Pentanol Fruity, balsamic 8 [41] 6.20 38.70 12.88 6.74
Phenylethanol Honey, rose, spicy 14 [42] 13.07 19.36 21.88 2.37
Ethyl acetate Pineapple, fruity, solvent 7.5 [42] 20.47 4.27 10.89 0.58
Isoamyl acetate Banana, pear 0.03 [42] 1513.67 1586.67 1317.67 617.00
Phenethyl acetate Rose, honey, tobacco 0.25 [42] 149.84 186.36 314.20 27.76
Ethyl butyrate Strawberry 0.02 [43] 17.00 246.25 28.25 45.25
Ethyl caproate Pineapple, fruity, flowery 0.014 [44] 460.71 885.71 561.79 587.86
Ethyl octanoate Pineapple, pear, soapy 0.002 [42] 10,862.50 18,902.50 505.00 15,627.50
Ethyl caprate Fruity, fresh 0.28 51.39 68.29 43.75 90.64
Octanoic acid Sweat, cheesy 0.5 [43] 0.00 40.08 0.00 4.45
D-Limonene Floral, green, citrus 0.2 [41] 6.10 0.00 6.30 0.00
1-Pentene Honey, peach, sweat 0.02678 [45] 0.00 0.00 103.44 0.00
Phenylacetaldehyde Rose 0.001 [46] 100.00 0.00 193.33 0.00
4-Vinyl guaiacol Coffee, beer, apple 1.1 [42] 0.00 4.01 0.00 0.21

a Threshold values were expressed as mg/L. OVA was the ratio between concentration of the volatile compound to its odor threshold. Sc-Hu, S. cerevisiae/H. uvarum co-fermentation; Sc-Td, S. cerevisiae/T. delbrueckii co-fermentation; Sc-Hop, S. cerevisiae/H. opuntiae co-fermentation; Sc, S. cerevisiae fermentation.