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Insights into the aroma profiles and characteristic aroma of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple (Malus × domestica)
Dan Yan et al.
DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127074CLM-APPLE-002 · VERIFIED
Potent odorants of 'Honeycrisp' apple
In 'Honeycrisp' apples, aroma extract dilution and gas chromatography–olfactometry found hexyl 2-methylbutyrate, α-farnesene, hexanal and (E)-2-hexenal among the most potent odour compounds, and reconstruction and omission tests with sensory analysis suggested that hexyl 2-methylbutyrate is responsible for the cultivar's strong fruity note.
One cultivar; other apples differ, and the abstract also names several alcohols among the most potent compounds.
The statement the claim rests on was found word for word in the abstract fetched from the named service, and an editor read the full abstract against every part of the claim. Abstract from Europe PMC (ebi.ac.uk/europepmc).
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CANONICAL PROFILES1
MOLECULES THIS CLAIM NAMES4
- (E)-2-hexenal · Key odorant · the claim says “among the most potent odour compounds”
- α-farnesene · Key odorant · the claim says “among the most potent odour compounds”
- hexanal · Key odorant · the claim says “among the most potent odour compounds”
- hexyl 2-methylbutanoate (named hexyl 2-methylbutyrate in the claim) · Key odorant · the claim says “among the most potent odour compounds”
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SUPPORTING SOURCES1
Permanent identifier smellbook:claim:potent-odorants-of-honeycrisp-apple · Graph record (JSON)
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