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Characterization of the Key Aroma Compounds in Rape Honey by Means of the Molecular Sensory Science Concept
Brigitte Ruisinger & Peter Schieberle
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
DOI 10.1021/jf3004477CLM-HONEY-002 · VERIFIED
Key aroma compounds of rape honey
Aroma extract dilution analysis of unifloral rape honey ranked five odorants highest: (E)-β-damascenone (cooked apple-like), phenylacetic acid (honey-like), 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (aniseed-like), 3-phenylpropanoic acid (flowery, waxy) and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove-like); a model mixture of the 12 odorants with odour activity values of at least 1 reproduced the honey's aroma.
Rape honey harvested in 2009, with the quantitative results confirmed on a honey from 2011; honeys from other flowers have different odorants.
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CANONICAL PROFILES1
MOLECULES THIS CLAIM NAMES5
- anisaldehyde (named 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in the claim) · Key odorant · the claim says “ranked five odorants highest”
- (E)-β-damascenone · Key odorant · the claim says “ranked five odorants highest”
- phenylacetic acid · Key odorant · the claim says “ranked five odorants highest”
- 3-phenylpropanoic acid · Key odorant · the claim says “ranked five odorants highest”
- 4-vinylguaiacol (named 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol in the claim) · Key odorant · the claim says “ranked five odorants highest”
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SUPPORTING SOURCES1
Permanent identifier smellbook:claim:key-aroma-compounds-of-rape-honey · Graph record (JSON)
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