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. 2022 Aug 19;11(16):2504. doi: 10.3390/foods11162504

Table 1.

The main volatiles derived from lipids contributing to off−flavors.

No. Off−Flavors Origin Oxidation Causes Refs.
1 1−Penten−3−ol Eicosapentaenoic acid 15−Lipoxygenase [13]
2 (E)−2−Pentenal Linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic acid
/n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
15−Lipoxygenase [42]
3 Hexanal Linoleic acid
/n−6 Polyunsaturated fatty acids
15−Lipoxygenase/autoxidation [43,44]
4 (E)−3−Hexen−1−ol Eicosapentaenoic acid 15−Lipoxygenase [13]
5 (E)−2−Hexenal Linolenic acid
/n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
15−Lipoxygenase [13,42]
6 Heptanal n−6 Polyunsaturated fatty acids Autoxidation [42,43,44]
7 1−Octen−3−ol Arachidonic acid, linoleic acid
/n−6 polyunsaturated fatty acids
12−Lipoxygenase [42,44]
8 (Z)−1,5−Octadien−3−one Eicosapentaenoic acid
/n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
12−Lipoxygenase [13,43]
9 Nonanal n−9 Polyunsaturated fatty acids 12−Lipoxygenase [42,43]
10 (E)−2−Nonenal Linoleic acid, arachidonic acid 12−Lipoxygenase [43]
11 (E,Z)−2,6−Nonadienal Eicosapentaenoic acid
/n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
12−Lipoxygenase [13,43]
12 2,4−Heptadienal (two isomers) Linolenic acid
/n−3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
12−Lipoxygenase/autoxidation [43]
13 2,4−Decadienal (two isomers) Linoleic acid Autoxidation [45]
14 Short− and branched−chain fatty acids (e.g., butanoic, 2−/3−methylbutanoic, hexanoic, and octanoic acids) Fatty acids Autoxidation [46]