Identification of the Key Odorants in Tahitian Cured Vanilla Beans (Vanilla tahitensis) by GC-MS and an Aroma Extract Dilution Analysis
Makoto Takahashi et al. · Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
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Published2013-03-23
DOI10.1271/bbb.120840
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Aroma extract dilution analysis, quantification and aroma reconstitution identified vanillin, anisaldehyde, anisyl alcohol and anisyl acetate as the key odorants in Tahitian cured vanilla beans, with vanillin and anisaldehyde at the highest flavour dilution factor.
Cured beans of Tahitian vanilla (Vanilla tahitensis); the study does not cover other vanilla species.