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. 2021 Dec 18;10(12):3140. doi: 10.3390/foods10123140

Table 15.

Odour-active compounds identified in pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.).

Chemical Classes Volatiles CAS Origin (s) Odour Threshold Odour Descriptors Pea Lupin
Dehulled 1 (DM) Protein Isolate 1 (DM) Whole 2 Dehulled 3
Aldehydes 4-Ethylbenzaldehyde 53951-50-1 13 ppb 5 Sweet, honey, hay, dry vegetable (pea isolate) (ND) %D 83 (1.7 µg/g)
Phenylacetaldehyde 122-78-1 AA 4 ppb 5 Floral (pea isolate) (ND) %D 56 (2.1 µg/g)
Vanillin 121-33-5 N 6 53 µg/L (water) 4 Sweet, vanilla, caramel (peas, dehulled lupin) %D 33 (0.1 µg/g) %D 28 (0.3 µg/g) FD 1024
Ethylvanillin 121-32-4 N 6 100 ppb 5 Vanilla (dehulled lupin) FD 256
3-Methylthiopropanal 3268-49-3 AA 0.1 % (oil) 5 Potato (pea isolate) (ND) %D 94 (0.1 µg/g)
Hexanal 66-25-1 FFA 2.4 µg/L (water) 4 Grass, floral, fruity (dehulled pea)/Fresh grass (pea isolate)/Fresh green bean, green (whole lupin) %D 50 (0.6 µg/g) %D 61 (83.0 µg/g) OI 10 (135 µg/g)
Heptanal 111-87-7 FFA Green vegetable (pea isolate) (ND) %D 28 (16.2 µg/g) (NO–4 µg/g)
Octanal 124-13-0 FFA 3.4 µg/L (water) 4 Floral, sweet, beany (whole lupin) OI 26 (3 µg/g)
(E)-2-Octenal 2548-87-0 FFA 3–6 ppb 5 Pea, dry vegetable (pea isolate)/Fatty, green, cucumber (dehulled lupin) (ND) %D 94 (0.3 µg/g) OI 98 (3 µg/g)
Nonanal 124-19-6 FFA 2.8 µg/L (water) 4 Solvent (dehulled pea) %D 17 (0.9 µg/g) (NO–9.5 µg/g)
(E)-2-Nonenal 18829-56-6 FFA 0.19 µg/L (water) 4 Beany, green (whole lupin)/Cardboard, fatty, green (dehulled lupin) OI 49 (6 µg/g) FD 256
(Z)-2-Nonenal 60784-31-8 FFA 3 0.1 ppb 5 Cardboard (dehulled lupin) FD 32
(E,Z)-2,6-Nonadienal 557-48-2 FFA 3 45 µg/L (water) 4 Sweet, fatty (whole lupin)/Cucumber, green (dehulled lupin) OI 10 (7 µg/g) FD 256
(E,E,Z)-2,4,6-Nonatrienal 100113-52-8 FFA 3 Nutty, oat-flake (dehulled lupin) FD 256
(E)-4,5-Epoxy-(E)-decenal 134454-31-2 FFA 3 0.19 µg/L (water) 4 Metallic (dehulled lupin) FD 1024
(E,E)-2,4-Decadienal 25152-84-5 FFA 0.038 µg/L (water) 4 Peanut, grilled meat (peas) %D 94 (Trace) %D 83 (Coelution)
Alcohols Pentanol 71-41-0 FFA 1.6–70 ppm 5 Grilled, dust (dehulled pea) %D 28 (1.0 µg/g) (NO–3.6 µg/g)
1-Penten-3-ol 616-25-1 FFA 400 ppb 5 Beany, green (whole lupin) (NO–4.6 µg/g) (NO–1.4 µg/g) OI 29 (26 µg/g)
2-Methoxyphenol (guaiacol) 90-05-1 3–31 ppb 5 Sweet, phenolic (whole lupin) OI 2 (4 µg/g)
2-Ethylhexanol 104-76-7 Floral (pea protein) %D 56 (Coelution)
Octanol 117-87-5 FFA 42–480 ppb 5 Mushroom, vegetable (dehulled pea) %D 83 (0.8 µg/g) (NO–2.5 µg/g)
1-Octen-3-ol 3391-86-4 FFA 14 ppb 5 Mushroom, vegetable (peas) %D 94 (1.7 µg/g) %D 78 (4.2 µg/g) (NO – 78 µg/g)
Nonanol 143-08-8 FFA 50–90 ppm 5 Pea, vegetable, silt, earth (dehulled pea) %D 78 (0.8 µg/g) (ND)
Ketones 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline 85213-22-5 AA 3 99,000 µg/L (water) 4 Popcorn (dehulled lupin) FD 32
Maltol 118-71-8 AA 3 35,000 µg/L (water) 4 Caramel (dehulled lupin) (ND) (NO – Coelution) FD 256
Sotolone 28664-35-9 AA 6 2.1 µg/kg (cellulose) 4 Spicy, savoury (dehulled lupin) FD 256
2,3-Butanedione 431-03-8 FFA 4 0.3–15 ppb 5 Sweet, caramel, vanilla (whole lupin) OI 17 (79 µg/g)
4-Methyl-2-pentanone 108-10-1 FFA 4 240–540 ppb 5 Sweet, fruity, bubble gum (whole lupin) OI 5 (0 µg/g)
2-Pentylfuran 3777-69-3 FFA 6 ppb 5 Oat, nutty (whole lupin) OI 5 (172 µg/g)
1-Penten-3-one 1629-58-9 FFA 4 400 ppb 5 Soil, green, herbal (whole lupin) OI 28 (32 µg/g)
1-Octen-3-one 4312-99-6 FFA 3 0.016 µg/L (water) 5 Mushroom, fungi (lupins) OI 49 (2 µg/g) FD 32
3-Octen-2-one 1669-44-9 FFA 5–4 µg/L (water) 4 Soil, earthy (whole lupin) (ND) (NO–2.5 µg/g) OI 13 (2 µg/g)
2,3-Octanedione 585-25-1 Mushroom, vegetable (peas) %D 94 (Trace) %D 78 (4.1 µg/g)
(Z)-Octan-1,5-dien-3-one 65213-86-7 FFA 3 Geranium, metallic (dehulled lupin) FD 128
(E,E)-3,5-Octadien-2-one 30086-02-3 FFA 0.15 ppm 5 Vegetable, hay, earth (pea isolate) (ND) %D 100 (24.4 µg/g)
Undecanone 112-12-9 7–82 ppb 5 Floral, fruity (peas) %D 22 (Trace) %D 39 (0.6 µg/g)
β-Ionone 79-77-6 CAR 3.5 µg/L (water) 4 Violet, flowery (dehulled lupin) FD 512
Acids Acetic acid 64-19-7 AA 99,000 µg/L (water) 4 Vinegar (dehulled lupin) FD 32
Phenylacetic acid 103-82-2 AA 7 6100 µg/L (water) 4 Beeswax, honey (dehulled lupin) FD 256
2-Methylbutanoic acid 116-53-0 N, AA 2200 µg/L (water) 4 Sweaty, fruity, cheese (dehulled lupin) (ND) (ND) FD 2048
3-Methylbutanoic acid 503-74-2 AA 490 µg/L (water) 4 Animal (dehulled pea)/Sweaty, fruity, cheese (dehulled lupin) %D 22 (0.3 µg/g) (ND) FD 2048
Pentanoic acid 109-52-4 AA 3 11,000 µg/L (water) 4 Sweaty, fruity, cheese (dehulled lupin) (NO–0.3 µg/g) (ND) FD 32
Hexanoic acid 142-62-1 FFA 93 ppb–10 ppm 5 Faeces, meat broth, sewer (pea isolate) (NO–0.5 µg/g) %D 83 (Coelution)
Heptanoic acid 111-14-8 640 ppb–10.4 ppm 5 Animal, vomit (pea isolate) (NO–1.0 µg/g) %D 22 (ND)
Lactones γ-Octalactone 104-50-7 FFA 6.5 g/L (water) 4 Floral, anise, mint (peas)/
Coconut, sweet (dehulled lupin)
%D 17 (Trace) %D 94 (Trace) FD 64
γ-Nonalactone 104-61-0 FFA 9.7 µg/L (water) 4 Sweet, candies, coconut (dehulled pea)/Coconut, sweet (dehulled lupin) %D 72 (0.9 µg/g) (NO – 1.0 µg/g) FD 256
4-Hydroxy-2-noneic acid lactone 21963-26-8 FFA Mint, strawberry, chlorophyll (peas) %D 50 (0.5 µg/g) %D 56 (3.2 µg/g)
γ-Decalactone 706-14-9 FFA 3 1–11 ppb 5 Peach, fruity (dehulled lupin) FD 32
Pyrazines 3-Isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine 24683-00-9 AA 62 µg/L (water) 4 Woody, fresh pea (whole lupin)/Green pepper, earthy (dehulled lupin) OI 70 (9 µg/g) FD 32
2-Sec-Butyl-3-methoxypyrazine 24168-70-5 AA 4 1 ppb 5 Woody, green (whole lupin) OI 54 (1 µg/g)
3-Isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine 25773-40-4 AA 4 39 µg/L (water) 4 Soil, fresh green, woody (whole lupin)/Pea, green pepper (dehulled lupin) OI 53 (0 µg/g) FD 256
5or6-Methyl-3-isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine 32021-41-3 AA 3–7 ppb 5 Plastic, cardboard, hay (dehulled pea)/Hay, dry, vegetable (pea isolate) %D 50 (1.8 µg/g) %D 83 (0.4 µg/g)
3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine 13360-65-1 Potato, baked (whole lupin) OI 65 (1 µg/g)
Others Benzothiazole 95-16-9 AA 6 80–450 ppb 5 Grilled meat (peas) %D 39 (0.3 µg/g) %D 39 (4.6 µg/g)
Dimethyl trisulfide 3658-80-8 0.0099 µg/L (water) 4 Faeces, meat broth, sewer (pea protein)/Meaty, metallic, sulphur (whole lupin) (ND) %D 83 (0.2 µg/g) OI 14 (1 µg/g)

1 [42]; 2 [54]; 3 [28]; 4 [55]; 5 [50]; 6 [31]; 7 [26]. DM, dry matter; FFA, free fatty acids; AA, amino acids; N, naturally present (not considered as a contaminant); CAR, carotenoids; ND, not detected; %D, percentage of detection; NO, detected but not odorant; OI, odour intensity; FD, factor dilution.