Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9488170 | LWT - Food Science and Technology | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The flavour profile of juices made from fresh-cut pineapple fruits (n=19; Costa Rica, Ghana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Philippines, La RĂ©union, South Africa, Thailand) was studied in comparison to that of commercial water phases/recovery aromas (n=16), juice concentrates (n=10) as well as commercially available juices (n=17). In addition, pineapple jams (n=6; market samples) were investigated. HRGC-MS analysis of juices made from fresh-cut fruit revealed the known prevalence of esters, with methyl 2-methylbutanoate, methyl 3-(methylthio)-propanoate, methyl butanoate, methyl hexanoate, ethyl hexanoate and ethyl 3-(methylthio)-propanoate, as well as 2,5-dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone (mesifurane) and 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone (furaneol) as major constituents. A corresponding flavour profile was rarely found in water phases/recovery aromas under study. In most cases, the characteristic methyl esters and hydroxy or acetoxy esters were lacking completely or appeared only in minor amounts in these products. Whereas a few of the commercial single strength juices revealed fruit-related flavour profiles, juices produced from concentrates mostly exhibited a flavour composition similar to that of concentrates, i.e. they were predominantly determined by their contents of furaneol and did not show the fruit-related ester distribution. Similarly, the jams under study were poor in typical pineapple constituents.
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Authors
S. Elss, C. Preston, C. Hertzig, F. Heckel, E. Richling, P. Schreier,