Figure 1. Aroma profiles of fresh and dried lemon balm leaves, determined by a trained panel (n = 11).
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Original Research
Volume 20, December 2022, pages 56-60
Where has all the aroma gone? Identification of aroma compounds in fresh and dried leaves of Melissa officinalis
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Table
| No. | Substance | Odor quality | RI | FD factor | Criteria for (tentative) identification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFAP | DB-5 | fresh | dried | |||||
| O: odor quality, MS: mass spectrum, RC: comparison of respective data with reference compounds, RILIT: comparison of RI with literature data, MSNIST: comparison of MS with NIST Library | ||||||||
| 1 | Unknown | Glue-like, green | 1,018 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 2 | Unknown | Green | 1,043 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 3 | β-Pinene | Eucalyptus-like | 1,115 | 993 | 9 | 81 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 4 | (Z)-3-Hexenal | Grassy, green | 1,141 | 795 | 2,187 | O, RI, MS, RC | ||
| 5 | (E)-2-Hexenal | Fruity, apple-like, banana-like | 1,215 | 852 | 3 | 27 | RILIT, MSNIST | |
| 6 | trans-β-Ocimene | Celery-like | 1,231 | 1,039 | 81 | 81 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 7 | (Z)-4-Heptenal | Fishy, fatty | 1,234 | 9 | O, RI, RC | |||
| 8 | 1-Octen-3-one | Mushroom-like | 1,292 | 987 | 81 | 81 | RILIT, MSNIST | |
| 9 | cis-β-Ocimene | Celery-like | 1,247 | 1,050 | 81 | 81 | RILIT, MSNIST | |
| 10 | Unknown | Mint-like | 1,252 | 27 | ||||
| 11 | Octanal | Citrus-like, soapy | 1,282 | 1,006 | 81 | 81 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 12 | 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline | Popcorn-like, roasty | 1,326 | 922 | 81 | 81 | O, RI, RC | |
| 13 | (Z)-1,5-Octadien-3-one | Geranium leaf-like, green, metallic | 1,362 | 982 | 81 | 81 | RILIT | |
| 14 | (Z)-3-Hexenol | Grassy, green | 1,382 | 3 | 9 | RILIT, MSNIST | ||
| 15 | 3-Isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine | Pea-like | 1,416 | 1,097 | 81 | 81 | RILIT | |
| 16 | cis-Linalool oxide | Eucalyptus-like | 1,426 | 1,099 | 81 | 729 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 17 | 1-Octen-3-ol | Mushroom-like | 1,434 | 988 | 81 | 81 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 18 | 3-Methylthio propanal | Cooked potato-like | 1,439 | 905 | 27 | 81 | O, RI, RC | |
| 19 | Citronellal | Citrus-like | 1,464 | 1,143 | 2,187 | 2,187 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 20 | Unknown | Metallic | 1,525 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 21 | Linalool | Flowery | 1,539 | 1,100 | 729 | 81 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 22 | (E,Z)-2,6-Nonadienal | Cucumber-like | 1,569 | 1,145 | 243 | O, RI, MS, RC | ||
| 23 | Phenylacetaldehyde | Beeswax-like, rapeseed-like, flowery | 1,638 | 1,044 | 81 | 9 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 24 | Butanoic acid | Cheesy, sweaty | 1,624 | 9 | O, RI, RC | |||
| 25 | Neral | Citrus-like | 1,666 | 1,241 | 2,187 | 2,187 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 26 | Geranial | Citrus-like | 1,715 | 1,274 | 2,187 | 2,187 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 27 | Geranyl acetate | Lemon-like, soapy | 1,752 | 1,384 | 2,187 | 2,187 | RILIT, MSNIST | |
| 28 | Geraniol | Flowery | 1,835 | 1,250 | 2,187 | 2,187 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 29 | 2-Phenylethanol | Rose-like, flowery | 1,891 | 1,115 | 9 | 9 | O, RI, MS, RC | |
| 30 | β-Ionone | Violet-like, flowery | 1,930 | 1,484 | 9 | O, RI, MS, RC | ||
| 31 | trans-(4,5)-Epoxy-(E)-2-decenal | Metallic | 2,006 | 1,382 | 9 | 9 | O, RI, RC | |
| 32 | Unknown | Leather-like | 2,064 | 1,421 | 27 | 27 | ||
| 33 | (E,Z,Z)-2,4,7-Tridecatrienal | Blood-like | 2,097 | 1,575 | 27 | 81 | O, RI, RC | |
| 34 | Nonanoic acid | Soapy, fatty, musty | 2,163 | 1,259 | 27 | 3 | RILIT, MSNIST | |
| 35 | Unknown | Leather-like | 2,167 | 1,094 | 27 | 27 | ||
| 36 | Unknown | Soapy, citrus-like | 2,440 | 1,550 | 2,187 | 2,187 | ||
| 37 | Vanillin | Vanilla-like | 2,563 | 1,408 | 243 | O, RI, MS, RC | ||