Comparison of Methodologies for the Identification of Aroma Compounds in Strawberry

Authors

EBRU KAFKAS
SALİH KAFKAS
MARGERY KOCH-DEAN
WILFRIED SCHWAB
OLGA LARKOV
NOA LAVID
EINAT BAR
UZI RAVID
EFRAIM LEWINSOHN

DOI

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Abstract

Three strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa. Duch.) varieties commercially grown in Israel (Tamar, Yael and Malach) were studied for their volatile compositions. Two techniques were compared: headspace solid phase micro extraction (HS-SPME) and liquid-liquid extraction (organic solvent: tert-butyl methyl ether) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The influences of techniques on the volatile compounds were tested by comparing the volatiles determined in the 3 varieties. Malach, the most aromatic variety, accumulates high levels of furanones and esters compared to the other varieties. Differences in the aroma profiles obtained by utiliszing different techniques were noted. HS-SPME was more suitable for the determination of very volatile and non-polar esters, while liquid extraction was more appropriate for the determination of the polar and less volatile furanones.

Keywords

Strawberry, volatiles, aroma, SPME, GC/MS

First Page

383

Last Page

390

Recommended Citation

KAFKAS, EBRU; KAFKAS, SALİH; KOCH-DEAN, MARGERY; SCHWAB, WILFRIED; LARKOV, OLGA; LAVID, NOA; BAR, EINAT; RAVID, UZI; and LEWINSOHN, EFRAIM (2005) "Comparison of Methodologies for the Identification of Aroma Compounds in Strawberry," Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry: Vol. 29: No. 5, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/agriculture/vol29/iss5/7