Raspberry
Raspberry Volatiles
The volatile flavours in most fruits are held as glycosides. The flavour is released by heat or enzymes. Thus simply by heating you can increase the aroma of most fruits and produce your own "concentrated" flavour. The so called aroma distillates used in flavouring were made this way. When my wife recently made strawberry jam the house was filled with a strong strawberry aroma far stronger than the original fruit. The more modern distillates obtained from juice concentration are different, and are often sold in terms of fold. 100 fold means 1 part obtained from 100 parts of fruit.  |
Spinning Cone Column
A new technology called spinning column developed in Europe for heavy water and now used for flavour concentration has shown remarkable results for tea, coffee and mustard.
This column was developed for this application in Australia  |
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Fruit flavours composition research This is a good example of an analytical approach to flavouring, however many key odorants are missing. Interesting that wild flavours are better than the cultivated fruit, having more volatile flavourings!
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    mango aroma
The perfume of carabao mangoes (Mangifera indica L.)Identification of uncommon unsaturated fatty acid esters in the SPME of the intact fruitRegula Naef1, Alain Velluz1 and Alain Jaquier1 (1) R&D, Department of Analysis and Perception, Firmenich SA, 1 route des Jeunes, P.O. Box 239, CH-1211 Geneva 8, SwitzerlandReceived: 25 May 2005 Accepted:31 July 2005 Published online:8 December 2005 Abstract A solvent extract of the pulp of Carabao mangoes (Mangifera indica) as well as the emanation of the intact fruit by SPME were investigated. The profile of the pulp is based on terpinolene, fatty acids, 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3[2H]-furanone and its methyl ether. The SPME profile is characterized by monoterpenes, ethyl esters and by pairs of unusual unsaturated fatty acid esters: ethyl and methyl (Z)-5-octenoates, ethyl and methyl (Z)-4-decenoates and ethyl and methyl (Z,Z)-4,7-decadienoates. Synthetic samples of the new esters have been prepared for structure confirmation. The typical smell of tropical fruits is associated with 2-propanethiol.Keywords Mangifera indica - Carabao - SPME - Syntheses - Ethyl (Z)-5-octenoate - Methyl (Z)-5-octenoate - Ethyl (Z,Z)-4,7-decadienoate - Methyl (Z,Z)-4,7-decadienoate - 2-Propanethiol Rose oil analysis Indian and Bulgarian oils compared  |
Citrus
Citrus oils are the basis of most citrus flavours.
Selecting the highest quality oil will give you the best results.
Lemon oil can be compounded from orange terpenes and citral or it can be from an inferior lemon variety. My experience has been the Californian Lemon oil is the sweetest and most natural.
Italian oil is regarded as the best but if you are paying a low price it is probably compounded so take care.
There so many varieties of citrus and their oils are different. For outstanding flavours you need outstanding oils. Winterised oils are oils stored over the winter where the waxes percipitate. In Florida and other hot climates the oils need to be refrigerated for about 6 months to remove the waxes. Meyer lemon oil is not usable in lemon flavours due to its high thymol level. Said to be a cross between lemon and mandarin.
Florida Valencia Orange oil (sweet orange oil) is probably the standard for a good orange oil. Brazil is the worlds biggest producer but the orange variety is a local variant and the oil while good is not as good as valencia. There is also early, mid and late season oils all with different flavours. Naval orange oil is rare but has a similar flavour to valencia. Orange oils are often measured by their decanal content even though there are lots of more important components. Beta sinsenal is now regarded as one of the key flavourants.
Bitter orange oil is very different but expensive and rarely used in blends.
Now mandarin oil mainly comes from Italy and the quality varies. It is probably the main tool used by flavourists to modify an orange flavour.
Tangerine ( related to mandarin ) is also used to modify the orange flavour.
Citrus fruits in Florida Varieties
Most of the oils are cold pressed with the exception of lime which is distilled. You can get cold pressed Mexican Lime oil (a fantastic flavour) but it is rare.
Cold pressed oils have natural antioxidants which means longer shelf life.
Orange essence oil is a fresh distilled oil that is derived from juice concentration and is used in juicy orange flavours but needs to be kept frozen. Valencene is a key component of this oil.
Concentrated oils are made by removing the d limonine and other terpines. They are key ingredients in emulsion flavours and soluble essences.
Soluble essences can be made from the oil by extracting with alcohol/water mixtures. Then chilled and seperated.
Selecting the highest quality oil will give you the best results.
Lemon oil can be compounded from orange terpenes and citral or it can be from an inferior lemon variety. My experience has been the Californian Lemon oil is the sweetest and most natural.
Italian oil is regarded as the best but if you are paying a low price it is probably compounded so take care.
There so many varieties of citrus and their oils are different. For outstanding flavours you need outstanding oils. Winterised oils are oils stored over the winter where the waxes percipitate. In Florida and other hot climates the oils need to be refrigerated for about 6 months to remove the waxes. Meyer lemon oil is not usable in lemon flavours due to its high thymol level. Said to be a cross between lemon and mandarin.
Florida Valencia Orange oil (sweet orange oil) is probably the standard for a good orange oil. Brazil is the worlds biggest producer but the orange variety is a local variant and the oil while good is not as good as valencia. There is also early, mid and late season oils all with different flavours. Naval orange oil is rare but has a similar flavour to valencia. Orange oils are often measured by their decanal content even though there are lots of more important components. Beta sinsenal is now regarded as one of the key flavourants.
Bitter orange oil is very different but expensive and rarely used in blends.
Now mandarin oil mainly comes from Italy and the quality varies. It is probably the main tool used by flavourists to modify an orange flavour.
Tangerine ( related to mandarin ) is also used to modify the orange flavour.
Citrus fruits in Florida Varieties
Most of the oils are cold pressed with the exception of lime which is distilled. You can get cold pressed Mexican Lime oil (a fantastic flavour) but it is rare.
Cold pressed oils have natural antioxidants which means longer shelf life.
Orange essence oil is a fresh distilled oil that is derived from juice concentration and is used in juicy orange flavours but needs to be kept frozen. Valencene is a key component of this oil.
Concentrated oils are made by removing the d limonine and other terpines. They are key ingredients in emulsion flavours and soluble essences.
Soluble essences can be made from the oil by extracting with alcohol/water mixtures. Then chilled and seperated.
Pineapple
Odor-active constituents in fresh pineapple (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr.) by quantitative and sensory evaluation.Tokitomo Y, Steinhaus M, Büttner A, Schieberle P.SourceFaculty of Education and Human Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan. yukiko@yamanashi.ac.jp
Abstract
By application of aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) to an aroma distillate prepared from fresh pineapple using solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE), 29 odor-active compounds were detected in the flavor dilution (FD) factor range of 2 to 4,096. Quantitative measurements performed by stable isotope dilution assays (SIDA) and a calculation of odor activity values (OAVs) of 12 selected odorants revealed the following compounds as key odorants in fresh pineapple flavor: 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDF; sweet, pineapple-like, caramel-like), ethyl 2-methylpropanoate (fruity), ethyl 2-methylbutanoate (fruity) followed by methyl 2-methylbutanoate (fruity, apple-like) and 1-(E,Z)-3,5-undecatriene (fresh, pineapple-like). A mixture of these 12 odorants in concentrations equal to those in the fresh pineapple resulted in an odor profile similar to that of the fresh juice. Furthermore, the results of omission tests using the model mixture showed that HDF and ethyl 2-methylbutanoate are character impact odorants in fresh pineapple.
Abstract: Physicochemical attributes, aroma profile, and odor contribution of pineapple flesh were studied for the top, middle, and bottom cross-sections cut along the central axis of Gold cultivar pineapple. Relationships between volatile and nonvolatile compounds were also studied. Aroma profile constituents were determined by headspace solid-phase microextraction at 30 °C, followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis. A total of 20 volatile compounds were identified and quantified. Among them, esters were the major components which accounted for 90% of total extracted aroma. Methyl butanoate, methyl 2-methyl butanoate, and methyl hexanoate were the 3 most abundant components representing 74% of total volatiles in pineapple samples. Most odor active contributors were methyl and ethyl 2-methyl butanoate and 2,5-dimethyl 4-methoxy 3(2H)-furanone (mesifuran). Aroma profile components did not vary along the fruit, but volatile compounds content significantly varied (P < 0.05) along the fruit, from 7560 to 10910 μg/kg, from the top to the bottom cross-sections of the fruit, respectively. In addition, most odor-active volatiles concentration increased from the top to the bottom 3rd of the fruit, concurrently with soluble solids content (SSC) and titratable acidity (TA) differences attributed to fruitlets distinct degree of ripening. Large changes in SSC/TA ratio and volatiles content throughout the fruit found through this study are likely to provoke important differences among individual fresh-cut pineapple trays, compromising consumer perception and acceptance of the product. Such finding highlighted the need to include volatiles content and SSC/TA ratio and their variability along the fruit as selection criteria for pineapples to be processed and quality assessment of the fresh-cut fruit.
Practical Application: Aroma profile and odor activity of volatile compounds along pineapple fruit are useful for quality control of raw and processed fruit products, determination of changes through storage and product shelf life, and to offer good and consistent quality to the consumers. Most odor active volatiles give hints of important compounds to assess throughout storage to maintain fruit quality
Abstract
By application of aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) to an aroma distillate prepared from fresh pineapple using solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE), 29 odor-active compounds were detected in the flavor dilution (FD) factor range of 2 to 4,096. Quantitative measurements performed by stable isotope dilution assays (SIDA) and a calculation of odor activity values (OAVs) of 12 selected odorants revealed the following compounds as key odorants in fresh pineapple flavor: 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDF; sweet, pineapple-like, caramel-like), ethyl 2-methylpropanoate (fruity), ethyl 2-methylbutanoate (fruity) followed by methyl 2-methylbutanoate (fruity, apple-like) and 1-(E,Z)-3,5-undecatriene (fresh, pineapple-like). A mixture of these 12 odorants in concentrations equal to those in the fresh pineapple resulted in an odor profile similar to that of the fresh juice. Furthermore, the results of omission tests using the model mixture showed that HDF and ethyl 2-methylbutanoate are character impact odorants in fresh pineapple.
Abstract: Physicochemical attributes, aroma profile, and odor contribution of pineapple flesh were studied for the top, middle, and bottom cross-sections cut along the central axis of Gold cultivar pineapple. Relationships between volatile and nonvolatile compounds were also studied. Aroma profile constituents were determined by headspace solid-phase microextraction at 30 °C, followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis. A total of 20 volatile compounds were identified and quantified. Among them, esters were the major components which accounted for 90% of total extracted aroma. Methyl butanoate, methyl 2-methyl butanoate, and methyl hexanoate were the 3 most abundant components representing 74% of total volatiles in pineapple samples. Most odor active contributors were methyl and ethyl 2-methyl butanoate and 2,5-dimethyl 4-methoxy 3(2H)-furanone (mesifuran). Aroma profile components did not vary along the fruit, but volatile compounds content significantly varied (P < 0.05) along the fruit, from 7560 to 10910 μg/kg, from the top to the bottom cross-sections of the fruit, respectively. In addition, most odor-active volatiles concentration increased from the top to the bottom 3rd of the fruit, concurrently with soluble solids content (SSC) and titratable acidity (TA) differences attributed to fruitlets distinct degree of ripening. Large changes in SSC/TA ratio and volatiles content throughout the fruit found through this study are likely to provoke important differences among individual fresh-cut pineapple trays, compromising consumer perception and acceptance of the product. Such finding highlighted the need to include volatiles content and SSC/TA ratio and their variability along the fruit as selection criteria for pineapples to be processed and quality assessment of the fresh-cut fruit.
Practical Application: Aroma profile and odor activity of volatile compounds along pineapple fruit are useful for quality control of raw and processed fruit products, determination of changes through storage and product shelf life, and to offer good and consistent quality to the consumers. Most odor active volatiles give hints of important compounds to assess throughout storage to maintain fruit quality
