Characterization of Aronia melanocarpa volatiles by headspace-solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), simultaneous distillation/extraction (SDE), and gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) methods

J Agric Food Chem. 2013 May 22;61(20):4728-36. doi: 10.1021/jf400152x. Epub 2013 May 10.

Abstract

The profiles of volatile constituents of berry fruit of two Aronia melanocarpa genotypes were evaluated by headspace-solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), simultaneous distillation and extraction (SDE), and gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O). In total, 74 volatile compounds were identified in chokeberry juice, 3-penten-2-one, 3,9-epoxy-p-menth-1-ene, and benzaldehyde being the most abundant constituents; however, their percentage concentrations were remarkably different in the HS-SPME and SDE profiles. Twenty two aroma-active compounds were detected and characterized by the trained panelists in HS-SPME using GC-O detection frequency analysis. Olfactometry revealed that ethyl-2-methyl butanoate, ethyl-3-methyl butanoate, ethyl decanoate ("fruity" aroma notes), nonanal ("green" notes), unidentified compound possessing "moldy" odor, and some other volatiles may be very important constituents in formation of chokeberry aroma of both analyzed plant cultivars.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzaldehydes / analysis
  • Beverages / analysis
  • Chromatography, Gas / methods*
  • Distillation
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Odorants / analysis
  • Olfactometry
  • Pentanones / analysis
  • Photinia / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Smell*
  • Solid Phase Microextraction / methods*
  • Terpenes / analysis
  • Volatile Organic Compounds / analysis*
  • Volatile Organic Compounds / chemistry

Substances

  • Benzaldehydes
  • Pentanones
  • Plant Extracts
  • Terpenes
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • 1-pentene-3-one
  • p-menth-1-ene
  • benzaldehyde