Table 3. Aroma volatile compounds (area unit x 106) released from beef striploin as affected by carcass quality grade.
| Compound name | Quality grade | SEM | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1++ | 1+ | 1 | 2 | |||
| Aldehydes | ||||||
| 2-Methyl butanal | 11.0ab | 15.5a | 8.06b | 16.9a | 1.26 | 0.03 |
| 3-Methyl butanal | 14.4 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 21.9 | 1.54 | 0.23 |
| Hexanal | 18.7 | 25.6 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 1.68 | 0.18 |
| Heptanal | 3.55 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 4.26 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Benzaldehyde | 3.69c | 5.95b | 6.63b | 14.1a | 1.17 | <0.01 |
| Nonanal | 3.32 | 3.34 | 3.30 | 3.44 | 0.16 | 0.99 |
| Hydrocarbons | ||||||
| Toluene | 4.84c | 7.90bc | 9.50b | 13.9a | 0.91 | <0.001 |
| Styrene | 5.02b | 5.75b | 8.40ab | 11.3a | 0.70 | 0.02 |
| Dodecane | 1.38 | 1.48 | 1.05 | 1.26 | 0.10 | 0.21 |
| Pentadecane | 0.87a | 0.82a | 0.43b | 0.50b | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Pyrazines | ||||||
| Pyrazine | 1.29bc | 1.88a | 1.01c | 1.80ab | 0.11 | 0.01 |
| 2-Methyl pyrazine | 23.0b | 30.9b | 32.9b | 56.0a | 4.07 | 0.01 |
| 2,5-Dimethyl pyrazine | 18.3b | 26.0b | 72.6a | 62.9a | 6.72 | <0.01 |
| 2-Ethyl-6-methyl pyrazine | 0.77b | 0.68b | 1.56a | 1.59a | 0.13 | <0.01 |
| 2,3,5-Trimethyl pyrazine | 2.14b | 2.89b | 2.93b | 6.80a | 0.54 | 0.03 |
| 3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethyl pyrazine | 0.62c | 0.87c | 2.26b | 6.10a | 0.63 | <0.01 |
| Total | 112.9 | 152.1 | 195.3 | 251.3 | 16.1 | <0.01 |
Sample size; each quality grade (n=6).
Carcass quality grade (1++, 1+, 1, and 2) was assessed according to Korea Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation (KAPE, 2017).
Different superscripts in the same row indicate differences among quality grades (p<0.05).