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Effects of Roasting Conditions on the Quality of Sesame Oil: Sensory Profiles, Volatile Components, Fatty Acids and
Mengke Zheng1,2, Yan Chen1, Peiwen Yang2
1Flavor Science Research Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Abstract:
Sesame oil is one of the most popular sesame products for consumers. Roasting is a commonly employed heat treatment method in sesame oil processing. This work aims to investigate the effects of roasting temperature and time on sensory profiles, volatile components, fatty acid composition, and oxidative stability of the oil. Quantitative descriptive sensory analysis was employed to reveal changes in aroma characteristics of sesame oils from different roasting conditions. Volatile compounds of the oils were analyzed via headspace solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS), identifying 56 components, including 30 key aroma-active compounds (odor activity value, OAV ≥ 1) across 18 samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to explore the effect of roasting conditions on volatiles of sesame oils. The oxidative stability of the oils was also determined by RapidOxy reactor. The results demonstrated that the effect of roasting time on the flavor of sesame oil was greater than that of temperature. Moreover, the effect of roasting conditions (temperature/time) on the fatty acid profile of sesame oil was not significant. This provided some theoretical foundation and data support for improving the processing technology of sesame oil and controlling its flavor quality.
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