Determination of flavour and off-flavour compounds in orange juice by on-line coupling of a pervaporation unit to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

J Chromatogr A. 2004 Aug 27;1047(2):313-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.06.131.

Abstract

A method for the analysis of several volatiles compounds responsible for orange juice flavour (ethyl butanoate, limonene, linalool, alpha-pinene, geranial, neral and alpha-terpineol) has been developed. The isolation of this compounds was carried out by pervaporation (PV) followed by on-line gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The coupling PV-GC-MS has been successfully applied to fresh hand-squeezed orange juices and frozen concentrated ones in order to establish differences in their flavour profile. Method has been validated with recovery spike experiments which showed its applicability for a wide range of concentrations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Beverages / analysis*
  • Citrus sinensis*
  • Flavoring Agents / analysis*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Volatilization

Substances

  • Flavoring Agents