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Table 1

Percentage peak areas of identified volatile compounds by SPME-GC/MS technique in monovarietal virgin olive oils of Morocco's Oriental region.

Volatile compounds (%) KI KIref Varieties

      Arbequina Arbosana Koroneiki
Organic acids
  Acetic acid 1450 1450 3.98 ± 0.28a 4.83 ± 0.34b 14.40 ± 0.30c
   Propionic acid 1538 1537 0.13 ± 0.03a 0.26 ± 0.05b 0.42 ± 0.05c
   Pivalic acid 1575 1575 0.23 ± 0.04a 0.25 ± 0.04a 0.26 ± 0.12a
   Butyric acid 1624 1616 0.06 ± 0.01a 0.07 ± 0.00a 0.13 ± 0.05b
   Hexanoic acid >1800 1829 0.14 ± 0.02a 0.17 ± 0.01a 0.26 ± 0.05b
   Ʃ Organic acids     4.53 ± 0.23a 5.58 ± 0.35b 15.47 ± 0.31c
Alcohols
   Ethanol 928 932 1.23 ± 0.17a 0.95 ± 0.21a 1.34 ± 0.63a
   3-Cyclopenten-1-ol 1104 0.11 ± 0.00b 0.13 ± 0.02c NDa
   1-Penten-3-ol 1159 1164 2.38 ± 0.24a 3.19 ± 0.41b 2.65 ± 0.13a
   3-Methylbutan-1-ol 1204 1211 0.36 ± 0.02b 0.31 ± 0.02a 0.45 ± 0.06c
   1-Pentanol 1250 1250 0.21 ± 0.03b 0.13 ± 0.01a 0.33 ± 0.03c
   cis-2-Penten-1-ol 1317 1313 2.31 ± 0.13a 3.42 ± 0.08b 4.67 ± 0.29c
   1-Hexanol 1351 1354 4.46 ± 0.23b 2.30 ± 0.09a 2.39 ± 0.07a
   trans-3-Hexen-1-ol 1360 1366 0.26 ± 0.02b 0.19 ± 0.06a 0.40 ± 0.01c
   cis-3-Hexen-1-ol 1379 1385 8.83 ± 0.53a 8.80 ± 0.18a 14.53 ± 0.37b
   trans-2-Hexen-1-ol 1401 1408 3.82 ± 0.19b 3.74 ± 0.09b 2.14 ± 0.20a
   Propylene glycol 1586 1594 0.19 ± 0.03c 0.15 ± 0.03b 0.09 ± 0.04a
   Phenylmethanol 1650 1661 0.03 ± 0.01a 0.05 ± 0.01b 0.07 ± 0.01c
   2-Furylmethanol >1800 0.06 ± 0.01a 0.08 ± 0.01a 0.21 ± 0.04b
   Phenol >1800 0.04 ± 0.00a 0.05 ± 0.01a 0.04 ± 0.00a
   Ʃ Alcohols     24.29 ± 1.13b 23.49 ± 0.38a 29.30 ± 0.40c
Aldehydes
   Hexanal 1072 1074 6.54 ± 0.34c 3.61 ± 0.26b 3.22 ± 0.23a
   trans-2-Pentenal 1125 1117 0.32 ± 0.05c 0.29 ± 0.02b 0.17 ± 0.01a
   cis-2-Hexenal 1141 1187 3.37 ± 0.30a 4.96 ± 0.45b 4.72 ± 0.40b
   trans-2-Hexenal 1210 1216 47.14 ± 2.95b 46.55 ± 0.88b 5.81 ± 0.70a
   trans,trans-2,4-Hexadiènal 1394 1397 0.30 ± 0.02a 0.47 ± 0.04c 0.36 ± 0.03b
   Ʃ Aldehydes     57.67±3.35b 55.87 ± 0.83b 14.28 ± 0.84a
Esters
   Methyl acetate 827 828 1.68 ± 0.31a 1.59 ± 0.07a 8.04 ± 0.57b
   Ethyl acetate 889 892 1.07 ± 0.22a 1.49 ± 0.28a 8.21 ± 0.78b
   Hexyl acetate 1270 1274 0.27 ± 0.03a 0.21 ± 0.01a 1.15 ± 0.15b
   trans-3-Hexen-1-ol acetate 1312 1316 1.98 ± 0.08a 5.54 ± 0.11b 14.11 ± 0.80c
   Methyl benzoate 1611 0.05 ± 0.01b NDa NDa
   Ʃ Esters     5.05 ± 0.29a 8.83 ± 0.32b 31.51 ± 1.23c
Ketones          
   3-Pentanone 972 977 3.88 ± 0.48a 3.94 ± 0.43a 4.02 ± 0.54a
   Ʃ Ketones     3.88 ± 0.48a 3.94 ± 0.43a 4.02 ± 0.54a
Other compounds          
   3-Ethyl-1,5-octadiene 1006 0.21 ± 0.03a 0.20 ± 0.03a 2.00 ± 0.23b
   α-Pinene 1011 1020 1.57 ± 0.17b 1.03 ± 0.13a 1.12 ± 0.05a
   4,8-Dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene 1240 0.06 ± 0.02a 0.21 ± 0.02c 0.15 ± 0.03b
   5-Ethyl-2(5H)-furanone 1592 0.51 ± 0.02a 0.81 ± 0.06c 0.74 ± 0.06b
   Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone 1616 1640 0.08 ± 0.03a 0.10 ± 0.04a 0.29 ± 0.07b
   Ʃ Other compounds     2.42 ± 0.24a 2.35 ± 0.16a 4.30 ± 0.21b
Ʃ C6     76.98 ± 4.21b 76.37 ± 0.96b 48.82 ± 1.03a
Ʃ C5     9.15 ± 0.43a 10.90 ± 0.60b 12.36 ± 1.68c

The values are the means of three different olive oil samples ± standard deviation. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in the same line are indicated by different letters (a–c). KI, Kovats Index calculated on DB-Wax column; KIref, literature Kovats index using DB-Wax stationary phase (Wong and Bernhard, 1988; Buttery et al., 2000; Ruther, 2000; Ferreira et al., 2001; Umano et al., 2002; García-González et al., 2007; García-González and Aparicio, 2010); ND, not identified.

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