Table 5.
Result of principal component analysis applied to volatile data obtained from deer burgers at 0 and 12 days of chilled storage. Volatile compounds more correlated with the two first Principal Component and their loading.
| Principal Component | Compounds | Loadings |
|---|---|---|
| PC 1 | Butyl decanoate | 0.981 |
| Propyl decanoate | 0.967 | |
| 3-Methylbutyl decanoate | 0.967 | |
| Octanoic acid | 0.964 | |
| Phenylethyl alcohol | 0.956 | |
| 3-Methylbutyl octanoate | 0.955 | |
| Methyl dodecanoate | 0.949 | |
| Methyl decanoate | 0.945 | |
| PC 2 | Benzaldehyde | 0.956 |
| 1-Hexanol | 0.942 | |
| 1-Nonanol | 0.919 | |
| Ethyl-hexanoate | 0.915 | |
| Pentanoic acid | 0.909 | |
| (E)-2-octen-1-ol | 0.908 | |
| 1-Octen-3-ol | 0.906 | |
| Hexyl hexanoate | 0.904 | |
| Hexanoic acid | 0.899 |