Table 5

The volatile aroma compounds composition of the cold-pressed mahalep seed oil (Mean ± SE).

RI (min) Volatile compound Aroma definition†† Peak area (Mean ± SE) Peak value (%)
1.382 Ethyl alcohol Alcohol, medicine 86 605 ± 3300 0.15
1.476 Ethyl ether Etheral 352 355 ± 13 076 0.60
1.539 Methyl acetate Etheral 218 698 ± 27 500 0.38
1.805 n-Butanal Pungent, green 837 570 ± 55 050 1.44
1.833 Acetic acid Vinegar 526 116 ± 48 932 0.90
2.345 n-Butanol Fruit, wine 465 191 ± 33 700 0.80
2.727 n-Pentanal Almond, malt, pungent 5 421 768 ± 10 300 9.30
3.345 3-Methyl-1-butanol Fermented, fruity 161 485 ± 8750 0.28
3.412 1-Butanol, 2-methyl Ethereal, alcoholic, fatty, greasy, cocoa 128 682 ± 56 700 0.22
3.964 1-Pentanol Pungent, fermented, yeasty 5 651 374 ± 49 927 9.69
4.690 E-2-Hexenal Green, banana, aldehydic 1 378 654 ± 12 300 2.36
5.446 Formic acid, pentyl ester Sweet fruity, fresh, cognac 120 974 ± 5505 0.21
5.636 2-Ethyl Hexanol Citrus, fresh, floral, oily 95 722 ± 3872 0.16
6.743 n-Hexanol Pungent, etherial, fusel oil, green 726 270 ± 6005 1.25
7.400 2-Butylfuran Faint, fruity, wine-like 195 724 ± 17 540 0.34
7.550 n-Hexanoic acid Sour, fatty, cheese 226 044 ± 7450 0.39
8.256 Isoamyl acetate Sweet fruity, banana, solvent 253 879 ± 14 000 0.44
8.875 trans-Sabinene hydrate Woody, balsam 71 493 ± 580 0.12
9.995 4-Methylnonane Sweet, balsamic 1 251 562 ± 1050 2.15
10.367 3-Methylnonane Fruity, almond 1 604 384 ± 1809 2.75
10.511 2-beta-Pinene Woody, pine 369 740 ± 12 900 0.63
11.215 n-Hexanoic acid Cheesy, sour 85 824 ± 3476 0.15
11.385 Cyclopentane, isopentyl- Floral 79 310 ± 1987 0.14
11.641 alpha-Thujene Woody, green, herb 506 032 ± 21 040 0.87
11.741 Delta-3-Carene Citrus, terpenic, herbal, pine 933 126 ± 18 780 1.60
12.350 p-Cymene Harsh chemical, woody and terpy-like 1 305 242 ± 52 000 2.24
12.543 Limonene Citrus, lemon, green 1 756 408 ± 1020 3.01
12.740 Benzyl alcohol Sweet, floral 561 409 ± 1201 0.96
12.827 n-Tetradecane Mild waxy 636 865 ± 875 1.09
12.975 2-Hexyl-1-octanol Waxy 399 764 ± 1735 0.69
13.374 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-ethyldihydro- Sweet, creamy, lactonic 64 923 ± 19 700 0.11
15.535 n-Hexanal Grass, fatty 100 532 ± 11 070 0.17
15.985 Heptane, 1,1’-oxybis- Sweet, etheric 59 254 ± 5300 0.10
17.876 Docosane, 5-butyl- Waxy 58 075 ± 4761 0.10
19.734 Trans, trans-Nona-2,4-Dienal Fatty, melon, waxy, green 71 344 ± 9850 0.12
20.680 Cuminic aldehyde Spicy, green, cumin-like 74 179 ± 9500 0.13
20.761 2-Methyl-5-isopropenyl-2-cyclohexenone Minty licorice 91 806 ± 3815 0.16
27.377 Coumarin Sweet, hay, tonka 1 431 389 ± 1370 2.46

RI (Kovat Index) on HP 5 MS column.

††Aromatic definitions of the volatile compounds are found from the web pages of http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/index.html#

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