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Table 3 Main volatile compounds identified by electronic nose in black pepper pericarp

From: Chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of black pepper pericarp

 

Flavor compounds

Retention time (s)

Peak area (×103), (%area)

Sensory description

Peak area comparision

MXT-5

MTX-1701

MXT-5

MTX -1701

1

1R-(+)-α-pinene

68.68

64.74

21.6 (4.6)

20.1 (4.8)

Aromatic, harsh, minty, pine, terpenic

B > P > I

2

o-chlorotoluene

76.33

74.05

67.6 (14.4)

52.0 (12.3)

Aromatic

B > P > I

3

Cyclopentane, pentyl

76.05

 

11.7 (2.8)

B > P > I

4

Psi-cumene

81.65

78.89

104.1 (22.1)

94.7 (22.5)

Aromatic herbaceous plastic

B > P > I

5

Heptyl mercaptan

84.55

82.91

106.1 (22.5)

81.8 (19.4)

Onion sulphurous

B > P > I

6

Dipentene/terpene/limonene

85.82

 

12.2 (2.9)

Citrus green pine

B > P > I

7

3-methyldecane

94.30

92.96

4.9 (1.0)

1.1 (0.3)

Balsamic mild phenolic

B > P > I

8

1-octanethiol

99.89

102.01

1.5 (0.3)

1.2 (0.3)

Mild sulphurous

B > P > I

9

Heptyl benzene

137.47

137.15

34.5 (7.3)

28.7 (6.8)

P > I > B

10

Methyl undecanoate

146.25

146.82

130.7 (27.7)

117.7 (27.9)

Bland fatty fruity oily sweet waxy winey

P > I > B

  1. B: black pepper; P: pericarp of black pepper; I: inner kernel of black pepper after removing the pericarp