title: Identification of the key odorants in barley malt (caramalt) using GC/MS techniques and odour dilution analyses.
abstract: Application of the aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) on a distillate prepared from ground caramalt kernels followed by identification experiments revealed 3-methylbutanal (malty), 1-octen-3-one (mushroom-like), methional (cooked potato), (E,E)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, waxy), vanillin (vanilla-like), 2- and 3-methylbutanoic acid (sweaty) and 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone (caramel-like) as the most odor-active compounds. Using static headspace/olfactometry, the very volatile odorants dimethyl sulfide (cooked vegetable-like) and 2-methylpropanal (malty) were identified as additional odorants contributing to the overall rye-bread crust-like odour of the caramalt.
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie and Technische Universität München, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fickert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schieberle
mesh_terms: D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D001467:Hordeum / Q000737:chemistry*; D007201:Indicator Dilution Techniques; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*