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. 2021 Aug 7;10(8):1828. doi: 10.3390/foods10081828

Table 2.

Changes in the content of the main volatile compounds in samples before and after storage (μg/kg, mean ± SD).

Volatiles Aroma Description Log p Vapor Pressure (mmHg at 25 °C) Initial
Concentration (μg/kg)
Post-Storage Concentrations (μg/kg)
CLW RBW CRW BW GMS SO
Significant retention effect
2-Pentanon ethereal, fruity 0.9 38.6 ± 0.2 1920 ± 114 1985 ± 46 a 419 ± 46 c 345 ± 19 c 2013 ± 76 a 606 ± 37 b Nd d
2-Methylbutanal flowers, grass 1.25 49.3 ± 0.2 2151 ± 136 1907 ± 54 b 662 ± 8 c 379 ± 40 d 2142 ± 58 a 427 ± 79 d Nd e
Pyrazine pungent, sweet, corn, nutty −0.28 19.7 ± 0.2 4891 ± 367 2787 ± 140 b 1201 ± 56 d 1583 ± 86 c 3291 ± 180 a 1376 ± 85 cd Nd e
Hexanal fatty-green, grassy 1.97 10.9 ± 0.2 2171 ± 126 2144 ± 59 a 1703 ± 15 b 1779 ± 39 b 2184 ± 36 a 1702 ± 143 b 1127 ± 68 c
2-Methylthiazole nutty, green 1.10 12.9 ± 0.2 572 ± 19 451 ± 29 b Nd d 253 ± 20 c 569 ± 23 a 289 ± 19 c Nd d
4-Methylthiazole nutty, green 0.90 10.0 ± 0.2 3242 ± 241 2442 ± 137 a 680 ± 89 b 883 ± 40 b 2450 ± 22 a 930 ± 162 b Nd c
2-Methylpyrazine nutty, cocoa-like 0.18 9.7 ± 0.2 43,839 ± 1291 26,702 ± 532 b 13,976 ± 243 d 17,040 ± 445 c 32,108 ± 611 a 15,637 ± 376 c 1718 ± 78 e
Furfural almond-like 0.73 2.2 ± 0.3 13,949 ± 67 7431 ± 25 b 2148 ± 219 d 1722 ± 28 de 9332 ± 214 a 4348 ± 240 c 1356 ± 69 e
2-Furanmethanol faint, burning odor 0.20 1.0 ± 0.3 15,654 ± 650 6936 ± 316 b 3718 ± 81 c 2583 ± 252 d 9267 ± 282 a 3957 ± 92 c 1012 ± 47 e
3-Methylpyridine green 1.19 6.7 ± 0.3 3109 ± 352 1616 ± 43 cd 2107 ± 66 ab 1839 ± 55 bc 2322 ± 115 a 1329 ± 130 d 1675 ± 65 c
2,4-Dimethylthiazole meat, cocoa-like 1.56 4.3 ± 0.3 1489 ± 47 947 ± 34 b 628 ± 8 d 721 ± 18 cd 1354 ± 70 a 790 ± 12 c 275 ± 9 e
1-(2-Furyl)ethanone coffee-like 0.52 0.8 ± 0.3 2131 ± 207 1279 ± 22 b 824 ± 80 de 1035 ± 32 cd 1746 ± 77 a 1187 ± 112 bc 737 ± 15 e
2,5-Dimethylpyrazine nutty, coffee-like 0.64 4.0 ± 0.2 37,933 ± 2490 24772 ± 243 b 16,760 ± 434 d 21,229 ± 1096 c 33103 ± 797 a 21,964 ± 1712 bc 12,523 ± 541 e
2-Ethylpyrazine nutty, peanut butter 0.71 4.0 ± 0.3 6609 ± 474 3791 ± 163 b 2141 ± 33 d 2762 ± 58 c 4650 ± 98 a 2898 ± 350 c 1566 ± 85 e
2,3-Dimethylpyrazine nutty, cocoa-like 0.64 3.4 ± 0.3 9595 ± 544 5026 ± 123 b 3528 ± 192 de 4205 ± 49 cd 6302 ± 51 a 4656 ± 394 bc 3207 ± 229 e
2-Vinylpyrazine coffee-like 0.58 3.3 ± 0.3 2822 ± 178 1383 ± 53 b 960 ± 14 cd 1118 ± 88 c 1902 ± 37 a 1332 ± 32 b 914 ± 22 d
(5-Methyl-2-furyl)methanol sweet caramel-like 0.66 0.6 ± 0.4 3488 ± 129 564 ± 33 b Nd c Nd c 912 ± 68 a Nd c Nd c
5-Methyl-2-furaldehyde spicy-sweet, slightly caramellic 1.19 0.6 ± 0.3 19,949 ± 1301 9361 ± 482 d 13,288 ± 311 c 15,386 ± 224 b 17,974 ± 593 a 17,995 ± 264 a 14383 ± 434 bc
No significant retention effect
2-Ethyl-6-methylpyrazine roasted baked potato 1.17 2.0 ± 0.3 11,203 ± 492 5869 ± 71 bc 5209 ± 148 c 6547 ± 162 b 8711 ± 161 a 8034 ± 253 a 8424 ± 334 a
2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine roasted nut, baked potato 1.10 1.7 ± 0.3 26,542 ± 1612 15,006 ± 169 c 12,903 ± 275 d 17,151 ± 109 b 21,770 ± 555 a 20,495 ± 870 a 21,616 ± 754 a
1H-Pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde grassy 0.64 0.1 ± 0.4 18,461 ± 877 9879 ± 34 d 10,000 ± 567 d 12,381 ± 459 c 14,916 ± 454 b 14,085 ± 219 b 17815 ± 667 a
2-Acetylpyrazine nutty, popcorn, breadcrust 0.16 0.2 ± 0.4 16,477 ± 398 8040 ± 116 d 7261 ± 240 d 9427 ± 119 c 11,794 ± 405 b 12,424 ± 231 b 13,373 ± 287 a
1-(2-Pyridinyl)ethanone tobacco, heavy-oily-fatty 0.87 0.5 ± 0.4 11,234 ± 701 5926 ± 55 d 5122 ± 152 e 8629 ± 209 c 9433 ± 337 b 9076 ± 188 bc 11039 ± 148 a
3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine nutty, coffee-like 1.63 1.2 ± 0.3 23,354 ± 1357 10,051 ± 435 d 9395 ± 83 d 12,325 ± 234 c 14,329 ± 478 b 15,420 ± 349 b 18,050 ± 236 a
2-Methoxyphenol smoke, somewhat medicinal 1.19 0.2 ± 0.4 38,612 ± 1786 21,634 ± 691 d 22,497 ± 142 d 27,067 ± 697 c 31,870 ± 1387 b 34,329 ± 251 b 37,909 ± 605 a
Nonanal fruity 3.56 0.5 ± 0.4 11,488 ± 504 5147 ± 186 d 6751 ± 169 c 6293 ± 157 c 6731 ± 212 c 7425 ± 140 b 8090 ± 167 a
2-Acetyl-6-methylpyrazine nutty 0.62 0.1 ± 0.5 26,345 ± 1182 10,545 ± 72 d 13,628 ± 108 c 13,967 ± 173 c 15,098 ± 207 b 15,554 ± 571 b 18,861 ± 510 a
2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol spicy, roasted peanut 1.93 0.0 ± 0.5 43,737 ± 1419 16,196 ± 162 d 20,740 ± 518 bc 23,432 ± 393 b 20,378 ± 284 c 21,890 ± 799 bc 27,162 ± 1896 a

Values in the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different at p < 0.05. Nd = not detectable.