| Title: | Characterization of the Key Aroma Compounds of Three Kinds of Chinese Representative Black Tea and Elucidation of the Perceptual Interactions of Methyl Salicylate and Floral Odorants |
| Author(s): | Niu Y; Ma Y; Xiao Z; Zhu J; Xiong W; Chen F; |
| Address: | "School of Perfume and Aroma Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China. School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China. China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd., Kunming 650231, China. Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA" |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules27051631 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Jinjunmei (JJM), Keemun (KM), and Dianhong (DH) are the representative black teas in China, and they have always been favored by consumers. In this study, we aim to obtain the aroma characteristic information of volatile components in black tea samples through headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry combined with gas chromatography-olfactometry technology. The results showed that 70 compounds including alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol (isomer of beta-phenylethanol) were identified as odorants. Among them, 39 compounds such as linalool and geraniol showed a high degree of aroma contribution. Furthermore, the Feller's additive model was used to explore the perceptual interactions among the methyl salicylate and the floral compounds (10 groups): five groups of binary compounds showed masking effect after mixing, one group showed additive effect, and four groups showed synergistic effect. The ratio (R) was compared with the aroma index (n) of Steven's law, which found a high-fitness exponential relationship. The results of this study help to provide additional and new theoretical guidance for improving the aroma quality of black tea" |
| Keywords: | *Tea Safe Spme black tea electronic nose headspace perceptual interaction; |
| Notes: | "MedlineNiu, Yunwei Ma, Yiwei Xiao, Zuobing Zhu, Jiancai Xiong, Wen Chen, Feng eng 20SG55/Shuguang Program/ 21010503900/Capacity building project of local universities Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality/ 21XD1423800/Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader/ Switzerland 2022/03/11 Molecules. 2022 Mar 1; 27(5):1631. doi: 10.3390/molecules27051631" |
