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Table 3 Detected aroma compounds with their flavour dilution (FD) factors in each pineapple varieties (Moris, Maspine, MD2, N36, Josapine and Sarawak) grown in Malaysia

From: Classification of different pineapple varieties grown in Malaysia based on volatile fingerprinting and sensory analysis

No

Compounda

Aroma-qualityb

Moris

Maspine

MD2

N36

Josapine

Sarawak

RI on TG-5 ms

1

Methyl-2-methylbutanoate

Fruity

1024

771

2

2-Hexanol

Winey

2

2

780

3

3-Methylbutanoic acid

Cheesy

2

792

4

Methyl butyl acetate

Banana

2

812

5

Methyl-2-methylpentanoate

Fruity

4

2

823

6

Gamma-butyrolactone

Weak, milky

2

837

7

Dimethyl malonate

Fruity

8

2

2

843

8

Ethyl-2,3-dimethylbutanoate

Fruity

8

856

9

Methyl-2-methyl acetoacetate

Fruity

8

8

868

10

Methyl-2/3-hydroxy-2/3-methylbutanoate

Fruity

8

4

877

11

Methyl hexanoate

Fruity

64

128

64

32

16

884

12

Ethyl isohexanoate

Pineapple

8

920

13

Methyl-2-methylhexanoate

Sulfurous

8

4

2

931

15

Hexanoic acid

Fatty

2

974

16

(E)-β-Ocimene

Sweet, herbal

2

2

2

2

976

17

Methyl-3-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate

Fruity

8

983

18

Ethyl hexanoate

Fruity

16

16

984

19

Gamma-lactone

Creamy

16

16

8

986

20

Delta-lactone

ND

1006

21

2,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone

Strawberry

16

16

32

16

1022

22

Methyl-3-hydroxyhexanoate

Fruity

8

1047

23

2,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone

Caramel, sweet

32

1055

24

Methyl octanoate

Fruity

32

16

16

1083

25

Methyl (4E)-4-octenoate

Fruity

8

1091

26

3-Octyl acetate

Herbal/green

2

1118

27

2,4-Dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone

Fruity

16

64

128

1173

28

Octanoic acid

Rancid

2

2

2

1174

29

Gamma-octalactone

Coconut

4

1184

30

Delta-octalactone

Creamy

16

32

16

16

16

1205

31

Copaene

Woody

8

8

2

1221

32

Methyl decanoate

Floral

2

1282

33

2-Methoxy-4-vinyl phenol

Smoky

16

4

32

1293

34

Decanoic acid

Sweaty

2

2

2

 

1372

35

Methyl-5-acetoxy octanoate

Winey

8

1385

36

gamma-Farnesene

ND

1453

37

Delta-undecalactone

Coconut

32

16

1483

38

Germacrene

Woody

2

1515

39

Globulol

Floral

4

1530

40

(-)-Spathulenol

Earthy

8

8

1536

41

Dodecanoic acid

Soapy/sweaty

2

4

1570

42

y-Dodecalactone

Fruity

2

1582

43

(Z)-7-Tetradecenal

ND

=

1609

44

Pentadecanal

Waxy/fresh

4

4

1701

45

3,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde

Cocoa-like

2

1788

46

Pentadecanoic acid

Waxy

2

2

2

1869

47

Methylhexadecanoate

Waxy

4

4

4

1878

48

Methyl-(2E)-2-hexadecenoate

ND

1886

49

Ethyl hexadecanoate

Waxy

2

2

1928

50

Hexadecanoic acid

Waxy/sweaty

4

64

4

32

2

1968

51

9-Hexadecenoic acid

Waxy

2

1976

52

Octadecanal

Greasy

4

1999

53

Eicosane

ND

2009

54

Heptadecanoic acid

Waxy

2

2

2067

55

Octadecanoic acid

Pungent/sweaty

8

2

4

8

2167

56

Ethyl octadecanoate

Waxy

8

2

2177

57

(Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid

Waxy/sweaty

8

8

4

2183

58

Ethyl oleate

Fatty

8

8

2185

59

Geranyl geraniol

Floral

8

2192

  1. ND not detectable, FD Flavour dilution factor determined in extract containing the juice volatiles
  2. – odorant not detected
  3. aCompounds were identified by comparing their retention indices on the TG-5 ms column, their mass spectra, and odour nuances with the respective data of the reference odorants
  4. bAroma-quality perceived by panellists during olfactometry