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. 2022 Sep 20;27(19):6166. doi: 10.3390/molecules27196166

Table 3.

Semi-quantification of volatile compounds (mg/L) of fresh orange juice of different varieties.

RT (min) Volatile Compound RIexp RIlit Koino of Chios Jaffa Koino of Rhodes Koino of Arta Valencia Navelina Merlin p
Average ± standard deviation
Aldehydes
8.28 Pentanal 706 695 nd a 0.08 ± 0.02 c 0.06 ± 0.03 b, c 0.06 ± 0.02 b, c nd a 0.05 ± 0.03 b, c 0.04 ± 0.02 b 0.000
10.52 Hexanal 809 804 0.38 ± 0.10 a, b 0.91 ± 0.25 c 0.53 ± 0.22 a, b 0.53 ± 0.20 a, b 0.28 ± 0.23 a 0.64 ± 0.31 b, c 0.39 ± 0.16 a, b 0.000
12.62 Heptanal 911 903 0.05 ± 0.02 a 0.11 ± 0.02 a 0.05 ± 0.03 a 0.07 ± 0.02 a 0.04 ± 0.02 a 0.11 ± 0.11 a 0.09 ± 0.04 a 0.018
14.57 Octanal 1014 1005 0.55 ± 0.58 b nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.42 ± 0.57 a, b 0.05 ± 0.01 b 0.001
16.32 Nonanal 1109 1106 0.16 ± 0.18 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
18.58 Decanal 1217 1206 0.39 ± 0.41 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
Total 1.53 ± 0.74 1.10 ± 0.25 0.64 ± 0.22 0.66 ± 0.20 0.32 ± 0.23 1.22 ± 0.66 0.57 ± 0.17
Alcohols
4.05 Ethanol <600 <600 1.73 ± 0.32 c 0.98 ± 0.39 a, b 0.64 ± 0.33 a, b 1.02 ± 0.29 b 0.47 ± 0.30 a 0.90 ± 0.47 a, b 0.63 ± 0.33 a, b 0.000
7.81 1-Penten-3-ol 682 686 nd a 0.02 ± 0.00 b Nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
11.70 3-Hexen-1-ol (Z) 864 855 0.15 ± 0.09 a 0.46 ± 0.20 b 0.31 ± 0.27 a, b 0.26 ± 0.11 a, b 0.14 ± 0.06 a 0.20 ± 0.12 a 0.14 ± 0.11 a 0.001
11.82 2-Hexen-1-ol (E) 872 872 0.09 ± 0.06 b 0.30 ± 0.21 b 0.07 ± 0.08 b 0.06 ± 0.06 b nd a 0.10 ± 0.06 b 0.05 ± 0.02 b 0.000
11.87 Hexanol 874 876 0.12 ± 0.08 a 0.36 ± 0.21 b 0.16 ± 0.18 a 0.18 ± 0.09 a, b 0.22 ± 0.11 a, b 0.18 ± 0.07 a, b 0.09 ± 0.05 a 0.002
15.73 Octanol 1077 1070 nd a nd a 0.18 ± 0.22 a, b 0.19 ± 0.13 a, b 0.18 ± 0.12 a, b 0.33 ± 0.45 b 0.13 ± 0.04 a, b 0.026
Total 2.09 ± 0.06 2.12 ± 0.53 1.36 ± 0.52 1.71 ± 0.35 1.01 ± 0.35 1.71 ± 0.67 0.99 ± 0.35
Esters
6.45 Acetic acid ethyl ester 613 612 0.24 ± 0.08 c 0.08 ± 0.04 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
10.42 Butanoic acid ethyl ester 805 802 1.07 ± 0.41 c 0.57 ± 0.43 b 0.09 ± 0.09 a 0.34 ± 0.24 a, b 0.18 ± 0.20 a, b 0.31 ± 0.12 a, b 0.45 ± 0.18 a, b 0.000
11.27 2-Butenoic acid ethyl ester 845 844 0.05 ± 0.02 b nd a nd a nd a nda nd a nd a 0.000
14.22 Hexanoic acid ethyl ester 996 996 nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.04 ± 0.07 nd a nd a 0.029
14.51 2-Hexen-1-ol acetic acid ester 1011 1016 nd a 0.07 ± 0.07 b nda nda nd a nd a nd a 0.000
16.89 3-Hydroxy- hexanoic acid ethyl ester 1137 1128 nd a nd a nd a 0.12 ± 0.11 b nd a nd a 0.11 ± 0.06 b 0.000
18.17 Octanoic acid ethyl ester 1200 1198 0.10 ± 0.03 c nd a nd a 0.05 ± 0.02 b nd a nd a 0.05 ± 0.01 b 0.000
23.19 Decanoic acid ethyl ester 1392 1393 0.05 ± 0.02 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
Total 1.51 ± 0.42 0.72 ± 0.44 0.09 ± 0.09 0.46 ± 0.26 0.22 ± 0.21 0.31 ± 0.12 0.61 ± 0.19
Ketones
7.89 2-Pentanone 687 686 nd a 0.03 ± 0.01 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
Terpenoids
13.54 alpha-Pinene 959 936 0.44 ± 0.28 b 0.31 ± 0.18 a, b 0.41 ± 0.36 a, b 0.31 ± 0.14 a, b 0.10 ± 0.07 a 0.34 ± 0.23 a, b 0.14 ± 0.05 a, b 0.020
14.32 beta-Myrcene 1000 986 2.10 ± 1.01 b 1.59 ± 0.78 a, b 1.95 ± 1.31 b 1.76 ± 0.58 a, b 0.57 ± 0.43 a 1.58 ± 0.77 a, b 1.02 ± 0.33 a, b 0.006
14.33 beta-Pinene 1001 989 0.08 ± 0.04 c nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.04 ± 0.02 b nd a 0.000
14.88 Phelandrene 1031 1010 0.10 ± 0.06 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
14.94 delta-3-Carene 1034 1020 0.05 ± 0.06 b nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.24 ± 0.22 c nd a 0.000
15.07 alpha-Terpinene 1041 1023 0.11 ± 0.06 c nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.05 ± 0.04 b nd a 0.000
15.19 p-Cymene 1049 1034 0.68 ± 0.55 b 0.09 ± 0.02 a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
15.29 dL-Limonene 1055 1039 11.66 ± 3.84 b 8.11 ± 3.21 a, b 8.93 ± 5.27 a, b 8.30 ± 1.94 a, b 4.08 ± 1.84 a 10.65 ± 4.30 b 12.78 ± 5.00 b 0.001
15.44 Sabinene 1062 - 0.51 ± 0.26 b 0.32 ± 0.21 a, b 0.45 ± 0.34 a, b 0.38 ± 0.14 a, b 0.14 ± 0.10 a 0.40 ± 0.27 a, b 0.18 ± 0.09 a, b 0.013
15.77 gamma-Terpinene 1080 1065 0.91 ± 0.85 b 0.10 ± 0.08 a 0.14 ± 0.11 a 0.13 ± 0.06 a nd a 0.15 ± 0.11 a nd a 0.000
16.39 Linalool 1112 1103 2.31 ± 2.14 b 0.68 ± 0.53 a 1.61 ± 1.11 a, b 1.31 ± 0.40 a, b 0.61 ± 0.56 a 1.06 ± 1.01 a, b 0.42 ± 0.13 a 0.009
17.42 (Z)-p-Mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol 1163 1149 nd a 0.09 ± 0.03 c 0.08 ± 0.06 c 0.09 ± 0.03 c 0.04 ± 0.02 a, b nd a 0.06 ± 0.01 b, c 0.000
18.48 4-Terpineol 1213 1185 1.71 ± 0.80 b 0.47 ± 0.27 a 0.55 ± 0.41 a 0.79 ± 0.32 a 0.25 ± 0.32 a 0.74 ± 0.68 a 0.28 ± 0.12 a 0.000
18.56 beta-Phenyl-alcohol 1216 - nd a 0.09 ± 0.05 b nd a 0.27 ± 0.36 b, c nd a nd a nd a 0.001
18.74 alpha-Terpineol 1224 1191 0.82 ± 0.77 b nd a 0.16 ± 0.11 nd a 0.07 ± 0.06 b 0.37 ± 0.49 a, b nd a 0.000
18.88 dihydro-Carvone 1230 - nd a 0.07 ± 0.03 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
19.05 (E)-p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-ol 1237 1243 0.08 ± 0.08 b nd a 0.06 ± 0.03 b nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
19.95 delta-Carvone 1275 1243 0.14 ± 0.06 a, b 0.37 ± 0.20 c 0.27 ± 0.15 a, b, c 0.31 ± 0.14 b, c 0.09 ± 0.09 a 0.22 ± 0.12 a, b, c 0.22 ± 0.06 a, b, c 0.001
20.92 Perillaldehyde 1313 1309 0.09 ± 0.05 a, b 0.07 ± 0.04 a, b 0.19 ± 0.30 b 0.08 ± 0.04 a, b nd a nd a 0.03 ± 0.01 a, b 0.031
23.89 alpha-Copaene 1416 1390 0.08 ± 0.05 b, c nd a nd a 0.13 ± 0.11 c nd a 0.04 ± 0.02 b 0.02 ± 0.02 a, b 0.000
24.09 beta-Elemene 1423 1445 0.10 ± 0.06 b 0.07 ± 0.08 b nd a nd a nd a 0.05 ± 0.04 b nd a 0.000
25.41 Caryophyllene 1468 1451 0.08 ± 0.03 c nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.05 ± 0.03 b nd a 0.000
27.19 β-Selinene 1530 1490 0.20 ± 0.07 c nd a nd a nd a 0.04 ± 0.03 b 0.11 ± 0.08 b nd a 0.000
27.20 γ-Selinene 1533 - nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.07 ± 0.05 b 0.000
27.41 Valencene 1538 1493 2.49 ± 0.85 c 2.08 ± 0.98 c 0.55 ± 0.37 a, b 1.78 ± 1.39 b, c 0.39 ± 0.40 a 1.36 ± 1.00 a, b, c 1.36 ± 0.57 a, b, c 0.000
27.55 α-Selinene 1543 1505 0.17 ± 0.06 b 0.13 ± 0.06 a, b 0.05 ± 0.03 a 0.13 ± 0.11 a, b 0.03 ± 0.03 a 0.09 ± 0.07 a, b 0.07 ± 0.04 a 0.001
27.70 Ledene 1548 1511 0.04 ± 0.03 b nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.000
27.84 delta-Cadinene 1553 1536 0.06 ± 0.04 b nd a 0.09 ± 0.10 c 0.10 ± 0.09 c nd a nd a 0.03 ± 0.02 b 0.000
28.29 α-Panasinsene 1569 1577 0.16 ± 0.06 c 0.12 ± 0.06 b, c 0.04 ± 0.02 a 0.13 ± 0.12 b, c 0.03 ± 0.02 a 0.09 ± 0.07 a, b 0.07 ± 0.04 a, b 0.001
Total 25.10 ± 4.21 14.76 ± 3.52 15.53 ± 5.61 16.00 ± 2.56 6.44 ± 2.04 17.63 ± 44.69 16.75 ± 5.05
Hydrocarbons
8.16 Heptane 700 700 nd a nd a nd a nd a 0.09 ± 0.04 b nd a nd a 0.000
16.46 (E) 4,8-dimethyl -1,3,7-nonatriene 1116 1118 nd a nd a nd a 0.05 ± 0.03 b nd a nd a nd a 0.000
Sum of volatiles 28.70 ± 4.35 17.63 ± 3.59 16.98 ± 5.63 18.22 ± 2.60 7.76 ± 2.10 19.65 ± 4.79 18.35 ± 2.59

RT: retention time. RIexp: experimental retention indices values based on the calculations using the standard mixture of alkanes. RIlit: Retention indices of the identified compounds according to the literature data cited in Wiley 7 NIST MS library. nd: not determined. a, b, c Different letters in each row indicate statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences.