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. 2022 Feb 23;11(5):650. doi: 10.3390/foods11050650

Table 5.

Volatile compounds identified and quantified (μg/kg) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) of the control and reduced-salt dry sausages with and without yeast inoculation on days 0 and 12.

Volatile
Compound
CAS LRI CT-0d CT-12d CR-12d PK-12d TD-12d DH-12d
Aldehydes
V1 Hexanal 66-25-1 1084 n.d. 8.58 ± 0.30 c 12.03 ± 1.61 c 35.79 ± 2.19 a 11.93 ± 0.38 c 25.05 ± 0.85 b
V2 Nonanal 124-19-6 1385 1.43 ± 0.08 e 10.50 ± 0.54 c 16.25 ± 1.40 b 20.83 ± 0.55 a 11.31 ± 0.45 c 7.74 ± 0.55 d
V3 Tridecanal 10486-19-8 1767 1.39 ± 0.11 e 2.04 ± 0.06 d 2.07 ± 0.10 d 3.77 ± 0.16 b 3.02 ± 0.18 c 4.89 ± 0.20 a
V4 Cinnamaldehyde 104-55-2 2170 9.48 ± 0.51 a 3.52 ± 0.10 d 2.08 ± 0.06 e 4.41 ± 0.13 c 2.57 ± 0.06 e 6.41 ± 0.14 b
Total 12.30 ± 0.18 f 24.64 ± 0.16 e 32.43 ± 0.33 c 64.80 ± 0.74 a 28.83 ± 0.34 d 44.09 ± 0.52 b
Ketones
V5 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone 513-86-0 1299 3.86 ± 0.10 b 24.29 ± 1.81 a 23.96 ± 0.78 a 23.19± 0.33 a 24.75 ± 0.30 a 24.41 ± 0.85 a
V6 2-Nonanone 821-55-6 1396 5.78 ± 0.30 a 4.19 ± 0.23 c 3.30 ± 0.18 d 4.11 ± 0.27 c 5.02 ± 0.33 b 4.16 ± 0.21 c
V7 2,3-Pentanedione 600-14-6 1120 n.d. n.d. n.d. 1.79 ± 0.09 a n.d. n.d.
V8 1-Octen-3-one 4312-99-6 1283 n.d. n.d. n.d. 1.43 ± 0.04 b 1.57 ± 0.06 b 2.09 ± 0.07 a
V9 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one 110-93-0 1544 17.20 ± 0.66 a 9.47 ± 0.45 b 5.59 ± 0.14 c 3.82 ± 0.16 d n.d. n.d.
Total 26.84 ± 0.71 c 37.95 ± 2.21 a 32.85 ± 1.19 b 34.34 ± 0.45 ab 31.34 ± 0.79 bc 30.66 ± 1.17 bc
Alcohols
V10 Ethanol 64-17-5 928 109.89 ± 4.30 b 67.16 ± 0.95 e 69.72 ± 1.15 e 80.14 ± 1.23 d 88.62 ± 2.43 c 143.23 ± 3.45 a
V11 2,3-Butanediol 513-85-9 1590 n.d. 10.96 ± 0.38 c 24.50 ±1.16 a 25.29 ± 1.61 a 17.83 ± 1.53 b 26.96 ± 1.92 a
V12 1-Octen-3-ol 3391-86-4 1451 0.77 ± 0.06 e 3.10 ± 0.16 d 3.15 ± 0.16 d 7.84 ± 0.38 a 4.66 ± 0.20 c 6.82 ± 0.41 b
V13 2-Heptanol 543-49-7 1285 2.30 ± 0.16 bc 2.07 ± 0.23 cd 1.59 ± 0.08 e 2.52 ± 0.07 b 1.87 ± 0.04 de 3.05 ± 0.14 a
V14 3-Phenyl-1-propanol 122-97-4 1715 6.00 ± 0.21 a n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
V15 Benzyl alcohol 100-51-6 1618 n.d. 5.58 ± 0.24 a 3.18 ± 0.13 c 3.78 ± 0.11 b 5.46 ± 0.20 a 3.51 ± 0.08 bc
V16 Decyl alcohol 112-30-1 1300 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 14.39 ± 1.37 a
V17 Cineole 470-82-6 1224 120.64 ± 4.65 a 82.64 ± 2.28 c 66.79 ± 1.92 d 92.12 ± 3.86 b 83.14 ± 2.94 bc 75.24 ± 3.69 cd
V18 Linalool 78-70-6 1552 117.24 ± 3.41 bc 119.31 ± 3.82 b 101.63 ± 4.92 d 126.70 ± 3.28 b 107.17 ± 3.35 cd 168.38 ± 3.78 a
V19 Geraniol 106-24-1 1849 5.12 ± 0.16 bc 8.99 ± 0.83 a 5.25 ± 0.69 bc 4.07 ± 0.31 c 4.00 ± 0.25 c 6.44 ± 0.51 b
V20 (-)-α-Terpineol 10482-56-1 1517 22.59 ± 1.32 a 12.92 ± 0.69 c 9.91 ± 0.44 d 12.48 ± 0.75 c 11.60 ± 0.57 cd 16.21 ± 1.16 b
V21 (-)-Terpinen-4-ol 20126-76-5 1466 44.14 ± 2.09 b 37.81 ± 1.71 cd 30.07 ± 0.98 e 40.04 ± 1.19 bc 35.83 ± 1.34 d 51.78 ± 1.43 a
Total 428.69 ± 4.78 b 350.54 ± 6.29 d 315.79 ± 5.89 e 394.98 ± 6.75 c 360.18 ± 4.21 d 516.01 ± 7.81 a
Acids
V22 Acetic acid 64-19-7 1450 5.49 ± 0.48 e 90.27 ± 1.81 d 183.34 ± 4.85 bc 191.23 ± 5.63 b 171.00 ± 5.32 c 227.66 ± 5.94 a
V23 Isovaleric acid 503-74-2 1665 2.48 ± 0.18 c 5.15 ± 0.41 b 5.39 ± 0.35 b 6.37 ± 0.81 b 6.41 ± 0.76 b 9.23 ± 0.88 a
V24 Heptanoic acid 111-14-8 2168 n.d. 2.22 ± 0.33 c 1.24 ± 0.16 c 4.82 ± 0.57 b 6.26 ± 0.64 b 15.06 ± 0.92 a
V25 Nonanoic acid 112-05-0 2202 0.88 ± 0.10 c 1.28 ± 0.18 c 1.30 ± 0.13 c 2.94 ± 0.20 b 0.92 ± 0.07 c 3.73 ± 0.23 a
V26 Butanoic acid 107-92-6 1477 3.62 ± 0.18 e 4.92 ± 0.42 de 6.80 ± 0.25 bc 8.53 ± 0.61 b 6.41 ± 0.82 cd 12.18 ± 1.17 a
V27 Octanoic acid 124-07-2 2083 n.d. 8.57 ± 0.45 b 8.18 ± 0.71 b 8.61 ± 0.76 b 10.11 ± 0.86 b 18.75 ±1.19 a
Total 12.47 ± 0.37 e 112.41 ± 4.30 d 206.25 ± 6.01 bc 222.50 ± 6.82 b 201.11 ± 3.63 c 286.61 ± 7.45 a
Esters
V28 Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 907 1.21 ± 0.13 d 4.07 ± 0.25 d 18.45 ± 0.93 b 16.34 ± 0.99 b 23.12 ±1.12 a 11.87 ± 0.66 c
V29 Ethyl lactate 97-64-3 1358 n.d. n.d. 5.13 ± 0.44 c 20.27 ± 0.76 b 21.42 ± 0.85 b 32.52 ± 0.61 a
V30 Methyl butyrate 623-42-7 963 n.d. n.d. n.d. 7.84 ± 0.52 b 1.05 ± 0.08 c 9.31 ± 0.68 a
V31 Ethyl butyrate 105-54-4 1028 n.d. 2.92 ± 0.35 c 3.94 ± 0.44 bc 4.53 ± 0.28 b 4.26 ± 0.40 bc 12.14 ± 0.88 a
V32 Methyl hexanoate 106-70-7 1188 13.66 ± 0.59 d 25.62 ± 0.99 c 39.92 ± 1.34 b 43.47 ±1.63 b 28.98 ± 1.46 c 64.29 ± 2.26 a
V33 Ethyl hexanoate 123-66-0 1120 18.71 ± 0.72 e 51.85 ± 2.29 c 42.34 ± 1.34 d 74.67 ± 1.43 b 72.45 ± 1.67 b 159.18 ± 3.78 a
V34 Ethyl heptanoate 106-30-9 1328 1.08 ± 0.17 b 3.30 ± 0.37 a 2.71 ± 0.38 a n.d. 3.01 ± 0.42 a n.d.
V35 Ethyl caprylate 106-32-1 1437 1.43 ± 0.23 d 6.59 ± 0.54 c 7.59 ± 0.61 c 10.08 ± 0.82 b 11.36 ± 0.59 b 20.04 ± 1.00 a
V36 Bornyl acetate 76-49-3 1288 10.92 ± 0.41 c 12.30 ± 0.48 abc 9.09 ± 0.59 d 11.57 ± 0.64 bc 13.53 ± 0.57 a 13.19 ± 0.93 ab
V37 Ethyl caprate 110-38-3 1634 n.d. 5.18 ± 0.47 c 5.73 ± 0.55 c 6.16 ± 0.50 c 8.40 ± 0.96 b 11.22 ± 0.96 a
V38 Methyl lactate 547-64-8 1293 n.d. 0.96 ± 0.08 c 4.14 ± 0.44 b n.d. 5.19 ± 0.31 b 6.68 ± 0.72 a
Total 47.01 ± 1.74 e 112.79 ± 3.49 d 139.04 ± 0.98 c 194.93 ± 3.56 b 192.77 ± 2.96 b 340.44 ± 5.98 a
Terpenes
V39 Sabinene 3387-41-5 1160 2.84 ± 0.52 c 11.25 ± 0.92 b 8.43 ± 0.95 b 10.71 ± 1.13 b 11.02 ± 0.86 b 15.31 ± 0.93 a
V40 Myrcene 123-35-3 1145 8.38 ± 0.75 b 12.34 ± 0.93 a 7.84 ± 0.98 b 9.31 ± 1.17 b 12.09 ± 1.09 a 12.17 ± 0.95 a
V41 (+)-Dipentene 5989-27-5 1203 76.70 ± 3.11 e 174.82 ± 6.01 ab 126.56 ± 5.16 d 152.97 ± 4.27 c 181.89 ± 4.51 a 162.42 ± 4.45 bc
V42 γ-Terpinene 99-85-4 1178 15.05 ± 0.54 f 35.65 ± 0.62 b 22.08 ± 0.27 e 25.18 ± 0.33 d 34.10 ± 0.44 c 43.34 ± 0.54 a
V43 α-Caryophyllene 6753-98-6 2209 8.66 ± 0.51 bc 3.12 ± 0.31 e 7.04 ± 0.59 d 7.73 ± 0.55 cd 10.36 ± 0.79 a 10.04 ± 0.30 ab
V44 α-Curcumene 644-30-4 1773 80.18 ± 3.47 a 63.90 ± 1.53 b 40.78 ± 0.76 c 45.22 ± 1.10 c 60.45 ± 1.98 b 64.78 ± 1.46 b
V45 α-Farnesene 502-61-4 1543 18.50 ± 0.79 a 14.98 ± 0.50 b 9.44 ± 0.81 c 9.43 ± 0.61 c 14.38 ±0.83 b 14.33 ± 0.88 b
V46 α-Terpinene 99-86-5 1282 4.21 ± 0.44 b 6.12 ± 0.55 a 4.50 ± 0.68 b 4.13 ± 0.25 b 5.24 ± 0.72 ab 4.51 ± 0.68 b
V47 β-Bisabolene 495-61-4 1536 23.70 ± 1.95 a 17.96 ± 0.81 b 11.52 ± 0.60 c 11.99 ± 0.45 c 17.52 ± 0.91 b 17.33 ± 0.83 b
V48 β-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1594 57.39 ± 1.61 c 82.40 ± 2.28 a 54.82 ± 1.54 c 65.7 ± 1.70 b 79.08 ± 1.34 a 83.45 ± 1.60 a
V49 β-Famesene 18794-84-8 1661 2.29 ± 0.20 d 2.51 ± 0.51 d 3.19 ± 0.14 cd 4.58 ± 0.45 b 3.78 ± 0.35 bc 6.62± 0.55 a
V50 (1 S)-(1)-β-Pinene 18172-67-3 1152 1.83 ± 0.18 d 5.20 ± 0.17 b 3.76 ± 0.47 c 5.10 ± 0.25 b 5.22 ± 0.23 b 6.36 ± 0.34 a
V51 3-Carene 13466-78-9 1146 1.32 ± 0.18 c 3.09 ± 0.27 ab 2.51 ± 0.25 b 3.12 ± 0.40 ab 3.61 ± 0.21 a 3.09 ± 0.28 ab
V52 Camphene 79-92-5 1705 9.35 ± 0.65 a 4.00 ± 0.51 b 3.20 ± 0.27 b 3.59 ± 0.21 b 4.10 ± 0.42 b 9.99 ± 1.12 a
V53 Cyclosativene 22469-52-9 1373 3.14 ± 0.23 b 3.75 ± 0.34 b 3.05 ± 0.52 b 3.93 ± 0.40 b 4.08 ± 0.45 b 5.42 ± 0.62 a
Total 325.40 ± 5.15 c 453.54 ± 7.54 a 316.05 ± 2.63 c 407.91 ± 5.97 b 457.38 ± 6.22 a 470.86 ± 7.16 a
Others
V54 D-Camphor 464-49-3 1427 12.34 ± 0.24 f 17.03 ± 0.20 d 15.33 ± 0.41 e 25.08 ± 0.61 b 18.97 ± 0.54 c 27.64 ±0.34 a
V55 4-Allylanisole 140-67-0 1655 164.56 ± 4.45 b 161.06 ± 4.14 b 108.28 ± 2.45 d 129.21 ± 2.56 d 146.72 ± 2.23 c 188.07 ± 4.21 a
V56 Anethole 104-46-1 1595 315.01 ± 11.00 b 246.66 ± 8.66 d 232.42 ± 7.37 d 275.28 ± 5.57 c 224.05 ± 6.32 e 344.05 ± 5.87 a
V57 Safrole 94-59-7 1628 12.59 ± 0.51 bc 14.59± 0.45 ab 8.91 ± 0.68 d 10.48 ± 0.75 cd 13.99 ± 0.65 ab 15.97 ± 1.34 a
V58 Eugenol 97-53-0 2141 240.48 ± 6.94 a 187.47 ± 5.33 b 136.75 ± 5.46 c 140.72 ± 4.47 c 148.83 ± 5.12 c 231.42 ± 6.27 a
V59 Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1755 5.89 ± 0.24 c 8.00 ± 0.37 b 2.49 ± 0.08 d 3.38 ± 0.13 d 6.78 ± 0.34 c 14.27 ± 0.55 a
Total 750.87 ± 10.83 b 634.81 ± 19.57 c 504.18 ± 6.86 e 584.15 ± 5.57 d 559.34 ± 7.57 d 821.42 ± 12.30 a

Different lowercase letters (a–f) within the same row indicate significant differences among the different treatments (p < 0.05). n.d.: not detected. LRI: linear retention index. CAS: the unique numerical identification number for substance specified by the Chemical Abstracts Service. CT: 2.50% NaCl; CR: 1.75% NaCl; PK: 1.75% NaCl + P. kudriavzevii; TD: 1.75% NaCl + T. delbrueckii; DH: 1.75% NaCl + D. hansenii.