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. 2022 Jun 15;11(12):1762. doi: 10.3390/foods11121762

Table 4.

Changes of volatile components in Sichuan sauerkraut during storage (45 °C, 35 °C).

Classification Molecular Formula Compounds RT Storage Temperature
45 °C 35 °C
0 d 28 d 56 d 84 d 42 d 70 d 154 d
Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area %
Sulfur compounds (2)
1 C4H10S2 Ethane, 1,1-bis (methylthio) - 9.12 8.97 6.76 1.79 0.07 9.85 8.23 1.9
2 C2H6S3 Dimethyl trisulfide 10.36 4.62 4.85 8.63 8.59 5.94 6.8 4.02
Ester compounds (8)
1 C5H10O3 Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester 4.82 1.28 1.51 1 0.86 1.25 1.36 2.63
2 C10H20O2 Octanoic acid, ethyl ester 21.24 0.39 1.04 0.24 0.26 1.23 1.43 0.75
3 C17H34O2 Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester 46.88 0.66 0.37 0.41 0.06 0.32 0.27 0.09
4 C18H36O2 Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester 47.84 0.5 1.96 1.23 0.02 1.17 0.92 0.15
5 C4H5NS Allyl Isothiocyanate 6.61 3.63 0.44 0.37 0.14 0.98 0.44 --
6 C7H14O2 1-Butanol, 3-methyl-, acetate 6.86 0.13 0.12 0.08 0.48 0.19 0.15 0.12
7 C12H24O2 Decanoic acid, ethyl ester 29.88 0.2 0.29 0.69 -- 0.14 0.18 0.06
8 C14H28O2 Dodecanoic acid, ethyl ester 44.49 0.02 2.23 0.05 -- 0.09 0.07 --
Thioethers compounds (3)
1 C2H6S2 Disulfide, dimethyl 3.18 9.78 6.5 9.48 8.94 9.04 7.18 4.19
2 C2H6S4 Dimethyl tetrasulfide 21.61 0.34 1.16 4.17 2.99 0.55 0.63 4.19
3 C6H10S3 Trisulfide, di-2-propenyl 25.51 0.32 0.16 -- -- -- 0.16 --
Ketone compounds (1)
1 C7H10O trans, trans-3,5-Heptadien-2-one 11.65 0.35 10.13 11.74 10.91 1.06 1.43 3.99
Acid compounds (3)
1 C6H8O2 Sorbic Acid 16.49 10.75 13.59 14.23 3.36 18.69 13.28 11.02
2 C8H16O2 Octanoic acid 20.79 -- -- 0.88 1.06 -- -- 0.14
3 C10H20O2 n-Decanoic acid 20.95 -- -- 3.27 0.32 0.29 0.22 0.75
Phenolic compounds (2)
1 C8H10O Phenol, 4-ethyl- 20.3 3.48 6.03 3.36 1.38 5.08 5.91 5.06
2 C9H12O2 Phenol, 4-ethyl-2-methoxy- 24.82 1.3 2.19 1.09 0.34 2.05 2.11 1.32
Aromatic compounds (3)
1 C10H12O Anethole 25.08 7.38 1.09 -- -- -- 1.09 --
2 C9H9N Benzenepropanenitrile 22.99 -- 0.51 0.44 0.12 0.58 0.6 0.4
3 C10H10O 1H-Indene-4-carboxaldehyde, 2,3-dihydro- (9CI) 24.42 -- 1.69 1.2 0.51 -- 0.78 0.98
Aldehyde compounds (4)
1 C5H4O2 Furfural 5.38 -- 1.04 0.86 0.98 0.55 0.56 1.87
2 C7H6O Benzaldehyde 10.1 0.17 0.66 1.23 2.33 0.66 0.66 2.05
3 C8H8O2 Benzaldehyde, 4-methoxy- 23.61 1.24 0.21 -- -- -- 0.21 --
4 C7H10O 2,4-Heptadienal, (E, E)- 12.42 -- -- 0.61 1.48 -- -- --
Hydrocarbon compounds (1)
1 C8H14 5,5-Dimethyl-1,3-hexadiene- 13.75 -- 2.49 2.4 0.02 -- 2.82 0.11

--: No detection; RT = appearance time; Area = peak area.