Characterization of Epoxydecenal Isomers as Potent Odorants in Black Tea (Dimbula) Infusion
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 54 (13), 4795-4801
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0603127
Abstract
In a black tea (Dimbula) infusion, the potent “sweet and/or juicy” odorants were identified as the cis- and trans-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenals by comparison of their gas chromatography retention indices, mass spectra, and odor quality to those of the actual synthetic compounds. Of the two odorants, cis-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal has been identified for the first time in the black tea. On the basis of the aroma extract dilution analysis on the flavor distillate obtained using the solvent-assisted flavor evaporation technique from the black tea infusion, these isomers showed higher flavor dilution (FD) factors. The FD factors and concentrations of these odorants in the black tea infusion were observed to be much higher than those from Japanese green tea. In addition, the model studies showed that these odorants were generated from linoleic acid and its hydroperoxides by heating, but the generated amounts of these odorants from linoleic acid were much less than those of its hydroperoxides. It can be assumed from these results that the withering and fermentation, which are characteristic processes during the manufacturing of the black tea, which includes the enzymatic reaction such as lipoxygenase, is one of the most important factors for the formation of the epoxydecenal isomers. Keywords: Dimbula; black tea; cis-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal; trans-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal; manufacturing process; enzyme reactionKeywords
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