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. 2021 Jan 1;34(10):1663–1673. doi: 10.5713/ab.20.0612

Table 4.

Concentration (μg/g) of volatile aroma profiles in cooked bellies as affected fat level

Items Retention time (min) Fat level Identify method1) Odor descriptors from literatures Source References

Low fat Medium fat High fat
Aldehydes
 Propanal 1.723 0.04±0.01 0.04±0.01 0.06±0.01 MS+STD Sweet, caramel and alcohol Beef [36]
 2-ethylhexanal 2.167 0.03±0.01a 0.02±0.00ab 0.01±0.01b MS+STD NF
 3-methybutanal 2.72 0.05±0.01a 0.03±0.01b 0.02±0.01b MS+STD Meaty and fishy Beef [36,37]
 2-methylbutanal 2.829 0.09±0.02a 0.05±0.01b 0.03±0.01b MS+STD Nutty and onion Beef [37]
 Hexanal 6.121 3.12±0.15a 2.75±0.07b 2.56±0.05b MS+STD Green, fatty, fruity, aldehyde, and rancid Beef, pork [36,37]
 Heptanal 9.261 0.17±0.03 0.13±0.03 0.16±0.01 MS+STD Green, fatty, oily, oily, fatty, fruity, rancid and unpleasant Beef, chicken [37,38]
 2-Heptenal 10.755 0.04±0.01 0.03±0.01 0.03±0.02 MS+STD Soapy, fatty, almond, fishy and unpleasant Beef [35]
 Benzaldehyde 10.873 0.04±0.01 0.05±0.00 0.06±0.01 MS+STD Almond oil, bitter almond, burning aromatic taste beef [35]
 Octanal 11.915 0.18±0.06b 0.20±0.03ab 0.29±0.05a MS+STD Sweet, fatty, fruity, lemon, green and oily beef [35,37]
 Benzenacetaldehyde 12.874 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 0.02±0.01 MS+STD NF
 E,2-octenal 13.19 0.02±0.01 0.02±0.01 0.02±0.00 MS+STD Fatty, nutty and green Beef [35,36]
 Nonanal 14.198 0.14±0.01c 0.20±0.00b 0.26±0.03a MS+STD Sweet, fat, fruity and citrus Beef [35,36]
 E,2-nonenal 15.33 0.09±0.02 0.08±0.02 0.19±0.15 MS+STD Fatty, aldehyde, nutty and cucumber Beef [35,36]
Alcohols
 1-penten-3-ol 3.067 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 MS+STD NF
 4-amino-1-hexanol 3.302 0.19±0.02 0.24±0.02 0.23±0.04 MS NF
 1-Pentanol 5.026 0.16±0.01 0.11±0.00 0.12±0.02 MS+STD Roasted meat, mild odor, fruit Beef [35,38]
 1-Heptanol 11.112 0.01±0.00b 0.01±0.00b 0.02±0.01a MS+STD Fragrant, woody, oily, green, fatty, winey, sap and herb Beef [35]
 1-Octen-3-ol 11.356 0.09±0.02 0.05±0.02 0.09±0.05 MS+STD Mushrooms Beef [35]
 2-ethyl-1-hexanol 12.588 0.03±0.01 0.03±0.00 0.03±0.00 MS+STD NF
Hydrocarbons
 Toluene 4.929 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 MS+STD NF
 1,3-dimethyl benzene 7.982 0.01±0.00 0.01.±.0.00 0.02±0.00 MS NF
 Xylene 8.915 0.07±0.03 0.07±0.05 0.08±0.03 MS NF
 2,4-dimethylhexane 13.029 0.03±0.01 0.03±0.00 0.03±0.00 MS NF
 Benzoic acid 15.433 0.06±0.01 0.06±0.01 0.06±0.03 MS+STD NF
Sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds
 Carbon disulfide 1.862 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 0.01±0.00 MS NF
 2,5-dimethyl pyrazine 9.558 0.03±0.00a 0.01±0.00b 0.02±0.00b MS+STD Roasty and toasty Beef, pork [32,39]
 4-methylthiazole 11.475 0.23±0.01a 0.19±0.01ab 0.16±0.02b MS+STD Roasty and meaty Beef, pork [39,40]
 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine 13.575 0.04±0.00a 0.02±0.00b 0.02±0.00b MS Roasty and toasty Beef, pork [32,37,39]
Furans
 2-pentylfuran 11.581 0.25±0.09 0.29±0.02 0.24±0.07 MS+STD Green bean and butter Beef [35]
 2-n-Octylfuran 17.889 0.04±0.02 0.03±0.00 0.02±0.01 MS+STD NF

NF, not found.

1)

Identification method: the compounds were identified by mass spectra (MS) from library or external standard (STD).

a–c

Means within a row with different letters are different at p<0.05.