Potent odorants resulting from the peroxidation of lemon oil

Peter Schieberle, Werner Grosch*

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    Abstract

    The odorants of a lemon oil sample, which was peroxidized for 120 h at room temperature in the presence of light, were analysed by an aroma extract dilution procedure. On the basis of their FD factors carvone, p-methylacetophenone, p-cresol, 4-acetyl-1-methyl-1-cyclohexene and 4 hydroperoxides were identified as the most intense odorants. Changes in the concentrations of neral, geranial, linalool (odorants of the fresh lemon oil), carvone, p-methylacetophenone, p-cresol and p-cymene (dependent on the storage time) were determined and the odour units for these compounds were calculated.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)26-31
    Number of pages6
    JournalZeitschrift fur Lebensmittel -Untersuchung und -Forschung
    Volume189
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 1989

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