Analysis of cheese flavor compositions by GC-M
1 Instruments and reagents
GC-MS3100 gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer; 1uL microinjector; cheese flavor sample
2 Analysis conditions
MS conditions:EI source; ion source temperature: 150℃; electron energy: 70eV; scanning mode: full scan; scanning range: 28.5u~400u; scanning period: 0.6s; interface temperature: 260℃; multiplier high voltage: 1140V.
GC conditions:Equity-5 (30m×0.25mm×0.25um) silica capillary column; injection port temperature: 260℃; split sampling; sample volume: 0.1uL; split ratio: 50:1; precolumn pressure:60kPa; purge rate: 2ml/min; column temperature program: hold at 35℃ for 1.5 min, ramp up to 270 °C at 5°C/min and then hold for 3 min.
3 Analysis results
GC-MS3100 gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer; 1uL microinjector; cheese flavor sample
2 Analysis conditions
MS conditions:EI source; ion source temperature: 150℃; electron energy: 70eV; scanning mode: full scan; scanning range: 28.5u~400u; scanning period: 0.6s; interface temperature: 260℃; multiplier high voltage: 1140V.
GC conditions:Equity-5 (30m×0.25mm×0.25um) silica capillary column; injection port temperature: 260℃; split sampling; sample volume: 0.1uL; split ratio: 50:1; precolumn pressure:60kPa; purge rate: 2ml/min; column temperature program: hold at 35℃ for 1.5 min, ramp up to 270 °C at 5°C/min and then hold for 3 min.
Figure 1 Cheese flavor’s TIC chromatogram
Table 1 Analysis results of cheese flavor’s volatile components
Peak No. | Retention time, min | Name | CAS | Molecular formula | relative amount, % | similarity degree, % |
1 | 1.70 | Ethyl Acetate | 141-78-6 | C4H8O2 | 1.17 | 90 |
2 | 2.63 | 2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy- | 513-86-0 | C4H8O2 | 0.06 | 84 |
3 | 4.30 | Hexanal | 66-25-1 | C6H12O | 0.02 | 72 |
4 | 4.36 | Butanoic acid, ethyl ester | 105-54-4 | C6H12O2 | 2.09 | 94 |
5 | 4.75 | Butanoic acid | 107-92-6 | C4H8O2 | 1.54 | 86 |
6 | 6.13 | Butanoic acid, 3-methyl- | 503-74-2 | C5H10O2 | 1.59 | 89 |
7 | 6.32 | Butanoic acid, 2-methyl- | 116-53-0 | C5H10O2 | 0.27 | 90 |
8 | 6.77 | 2-Heptanone | 110-43-0 | C7H14O | 1.45 | 90 |
9 | 11.08 | Hexanoic acid | 142-62-1 | C6H12O2 | 15.96 | 90 |
10 | 13.28 | 2-Nonanone | 821-55-6 | C9H18O | 3.39 | 93 |
11 | 16.35 | Octanoic Acid | 124-07-2 | C8H16O2 | 2.07 | 90 |
12 | 16.55 | Octanoic acid, ethyl ester | 106-32-1 | C10H20O2 | 0.20 | 91 |
13 | 18.28 | 2-Decenal, (E)- | 3913-81-3 | C10H18O | 0.49 | 85 |
14 | 18.86 | Nonanoic acid | 112-05-0 | C9H18O2 | 0.07 | 83 |
15 | 19.36 | 2-Undecanone | 112-12-9 | C11H22O | 4.00 | 94 |
16 | 19.90 | 2,4-Decadienal | 2363-88-4 | C10H16O | 0.77 | 91 |
17 | 21.23 | Butanoic acid, 2-butoxy-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester |
7492-70-8 | C11H20O4 |
11.22 | 91 |
18 | 21.66 | n-Decanoic acid | 334-48-5 | C10H20O2 | 0.84 | 88 |
19 | 22.32 | Vanillin | 121-33-5 | C8H8O3 | 0.33 | 86 |
20 | 23.81 | Ethyl Vanillin | 121-32-4 | C9H10O3 | 0.76 | 90 |
21 | 24.81 | 2H-Pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-pentyl- | 705-86-2 | C10H18O2 | 4.88 | 91 |
22 | 27.14 | Dodecanoic acid, ethyl ester | 106-33-2 | C14H28O2 | 8.13 | 92 |
23 | 27.39 | 2H-Pyran-2-one, 6-hexyltetrahydro- | 710-04-3 | C11H20O2 | 5.62 | 93 |
24 | 29.86 | 2H-Pyran-2-one, 6-heptyltetrahydro- | 713-95-1 | C12H22O2 | 13.92 | 90 |
25 | 31.07 | Tetradecanoic acid | 544-63-8 | C14H28O2 | 3.11 | 92 |
26 | 32.25 | Isopropyl Myristate | 110-27-0 | C17H34O2 | 0.40 | 85 |
27 | 33.20 | 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,bis(2-methylpropyl) ester | 84-69-5 | C16H22O4 | 0.11 | 79 |
28 | 35.19 | n-Hexadecanoic acid | 57-10-3 | C16H32O2 | 10.15 | 91 |
29 | 38.52 | 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)- | 60-33-3 | C18H32O2 | 1.02 | 88 |
30 | 38.63 | Oleic Acid | 112-80-1 | C18H34O2 | 2.49 | 90 |
31 | 38.94 | Octadecanoic acid | 57-11-4 | C18H36O2 | 1.88 | 86 |