Characterising freshly distilled brandies according to their origin: a Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry study

Analysis of brandy headspace by Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry at high ethanol content

Analysis of brandy headspace by Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry at high ethanol content. 9. in Vino analytica scientia symposium

Influence of culture conditions on production of flavour compounds by 29 ligninolytic Basidiomycetes

The odorous volatile metabolites produced by 29 ligninolytic Basidiomycete strains (identified by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectroscopy — GC-MS) and the flavour quality of their cultures were investigated on 6 different liquid media tested with and without agitation. 113 compounds were identified, the most numerous being alcohols (2-methyl 1-propanol, 2-methyl 1-butanol, 3 methyl 1-butanol, 2 phenyl ethanol, 3,4, dimethoxy phenyl methanol, 4 vinyl phenol), aldehydes (3, 4 dimethoxybenzaldehyde) and ketones (4-hydroxy 3-methyl 2-phenyl 2-cyclopentene 1-one). One third of these compounds possessed an aromatic skeleton. The influences of medium composition and agitation conditions on…

Identification of Key Gin Aroma Compounds

Potential impact aroma compounds of gin have been identified using Gas Chromatogry Olfactometry Mass-Spectrometry (GC-O-MS). In order to select some of them for a recombination study, we developed a specific procedure. Instead of only choosing the compounds on criteria such as their odor quality or their odor activity values, we also used physico-chemical parameters and information on their botanical origin. Data were organized in blocks homogeneous in terms of parameter type. Different statistical treatments were used in order to classify the compounds either by analyzing the parameters altogether or separately block by block.

An original approach for gas chromatography-olfactometry detection frequency analysis: Application to gin

Abstract Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry (GC-O) is a technique that lies halfway between physicochemical and sensory analysis and involves the perception of volatile flavour compounds, separated by gas chromatography, by the human nose. Of the different GC-O procedures available, detection frequency has been proved to be more rapid and more repeatable, even with an untrained panel. This characteristic regarding the panel is often not considered when dealing with the sensory attributes determined by assessors. An original approach to GC-O using the detection frequency procedure has been developed and tested on two types of gin and made it possible to benefit from sensory data. The panel cons…

Aroma characterization of freshly-distilled French brandies; their specificity and variability within a limited geographic area

Freshly-distilled French wine brandies were evaluated by gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O). Six brandy samples were studied, coming from two growth areas, both belonging to the same limited geographic zone, which is a homogeneous vineyard area. The GC-O methodology, using detection frequency analysis, revealed 88 olfactive areas (OAs) for which the detection frequency was ≥ 25%. OAs were then identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in electron and chemical ionization modes and semi-quantified by internal normalization using gas-chromatography with flame ionization detection. Co-eluting species were separated by multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfacto…

Chapter 68 - Identification of Key Gin Aroma Compounds: An Integrative Approach Based on an Original Selection Procedure

International audience; Potential impact aroma compounds of gin have been identified using Gas Chromatogry Olfactometry Mass-Spectrometry (GC-O-MS). In order to select some of them for a recombination study, we developed a specific procedure. Instead of only choosing the compounds on criteria such as their odor quality or their odor activity values, we also used physico-chemical parameters and information on their botanical origin. Data were organized in blocks homogeneous in terms of parameter type. Different statistical treatments were used in order to classify the compounds either by analyzing the parameters altogether or separately block by block.