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Profiling Volatile Compounds in Blackcurrant Fruit using Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Published on: June 9, 2021
Comparison of Gas-Sampled and SPME-Sampled Static Headspace for the Determination of Volatile Flavor Components
1Department of Chemistry, U-60, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060.
Abstract:
Traditional static headspace and headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) techniques were compared for their effectiveness in the extraction of volatile flavor compounds from the headspace of various juice samples. Each method was used to evaluate the responses of certain analytes from real samples and calibration standards in order to provide sensitivity comparisons between the two techniques. Experimental results showed traditional static headspace lacked the sensitivity needed to evaluate certain flavor volatiles, such as α-terpinene and linalool, and that further concentration of the headspace was necessary. Dramatic improvements in the extraction abilities of the SPME fibers over the traditional static headspace method were noted. Different SPME fibers were investigated to determine the selectivities of the various fibers to the different flavor compounds present in the juice samples. Of the various fibers investigated, the PDMS/DVB fiber proved to be the most useful for these analyses. Aging studies of juice samples were also performed which verified that degradation could be observed and quantified.
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