Identification of the key odorants in barley malt (caramalt) using GC/MS techniques and odour dilution analyses

B. Fickert, P. Schieberle*

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Abstract

Application of the aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) on a distillate prepared from ground caramalt kernels followed by identification experiments revealed 3-methylbutanal (malty), 1-octen-3-one (mushroom-like), methional (cooked potato), (E,E)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, waxy), vanillin (vanilla-like), 2- and 3-methylbutanoic acid (sweaty) and 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone (caramel-like) as the most odor-active compounds. Using static headspace/olfactometry, the very volatile odorants dimethyl sulfide (cooked vegetable-like) and 2-methylpropanal (malty) were identified as additional odorants contributing to the overall rye-bread crust-like odour of the caramalt.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-375
Number of pages5
JournalNahrung - Food
Volume42
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1998
Externally publishedYes

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