Table 4.
Items | Retention time (min) | Fat level | Identify method1) | Odor descriptors from literatures | Source | References | ||
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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.
Identification method: the compounds were identified by mass spectra (MS) from library or external standard (STD).
Means within a row with different letters are different at p<0.05.